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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, March 25, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 25, 1779 . Acknowledges meeting Elijah Hunter. Advises using caution in dealing with double spies like Hunter.
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Letters to Alexander McDougall
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, March 17, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 17, 1779 . Describes movements of British on Staten Island.
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, March 16, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 16, 1779 . Describes measures taken to replace men who will leave Army on April 1, 1779.
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, March 3, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] March 3, 1779 . Sends one hundred and fifty guineas. 1
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, February 14, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] February 14, 1779 . States that Jonathan Burrall is taking money for use of McDougall and Major General Israel Putnam.
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, February 9, 1779
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] February 9, 1779 . Discusses problems confronting McDougall in reference to supplies, works at West Point, hard money, clothing, suspicion of trafficking with enemy, Brigadier…
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, January 29, 1779
Philadelphia, January 29, 1779. Apologizes for delay in answering McDougall’s letters.
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, December 16, 1778
[ Middlebrook, New Jersey ] December 16, 1778 . Asks for McDougall’s opinion on kind and number of ships necessary to destroy enemy’s naval force on Lake Ontario.
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, November 24, 1778
[ Fredericksburg, New York ] November 24, 1778 . Instructs McDougall to take command in Highlands. Describes extent of command and gives instructions for this command.
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall, November 19, 1778
[ Fredericksburg, New York ] November 19, 1778 . Orders McDougall to halt with the two Connecticut brigades and to send Brigadier General John Nixon on to Danbury.