George Washington to Archibald (1739–1791) Campbell, March 1, 1777
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 1, 1777. Seeks to mitigate severity of Campbell’s imprisonment.
Morristown [ New Jersey ] March 1, 1777. Seeks to mitigate severity of Campbell’s imprisonment.
Head-Quarters, Morristown [New Jersey] March 1, 1777. Alexander Hamilton Esquire is appointed Aide-De-Camp to the Commander in Chief; and is to be respected and obeyed as such. Extract of General…
[ February 14, 1777. In a letter to Hamilton dated April–May, 1777, 1 Knox wrote: “I could not omit acknowledging the receipt of you⟨r⟩ Very Circumstantial and Satisfactory Letter of…
[Philadelphia, January 25, 1777] Captain Alexander Hamilton, of the New-York company of artillery, by applying to the printer of this paper, may hear of something to his advantage.
[ Morristown, New Jersey, January 20, 1777. A statement in George Washington’s letter to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hanson Harrison 1 of this date reads: “Be so good as to forward…
[ Bucks County, Pennsylvania ] December 19, 1776. In George Washington’s “Warrant Book No. 2â€� an entry for this date reads:â€�To Capn Alexr Hamilton his pay for his Coy. Arty…
[New York, November 6, 1776] I do hereby certify that the bearer William Douglass has lost his arm in the service of this state, having been a Matross in my…
[ Harlem Heights, New York ] September 29, 1776. In George Washington’s “Warrant Book No 2â€� an entry for this date reads “To Capn Hamilton for his Co Arty. Aug–774.…
[New York, September 14, 1776] I do hereby certify that Wm. Douglass, 2 the bearer hereof, faithfully served as a matross in my company till he lost his arm by…
[New York, August 12, 1776] Gentlemen It is necessary I should inform you that there is at present a vacancy in my company, arising from the promotion of Lieutenant Johnson…