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George Washington to John Lacey, February 18, 1778
[ Valley Forge ] February 18, 1778 . Suggests methods to stop communication between Philadelphia and surrounding countryside.
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Letters from 1778
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George Washington to William Livingston, February 16, 1778
[ Valley Forge ] February 16, 1778 . Is sending Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman to Livingston to present picture of distressing state of the Army. Repeats request to Livingston to…
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George Washington to Henry Hollingsworth, February 16, 1778
Valley Forge, February 16, 1778 . Asks Hollingsworth to aid Captain Henry Lee in securing supplies from Head of Elk and Dover.
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George Washington to George Clinton, February 16, 1778
Valley Forge, February 16, 1778 . Describes sufferings at Camp because of lack of food and clothing. Asks Clinton to do all that is possible to forward supplies.
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George Washington to Adam Hubley, February 14, 1778
[ Valley Forge ] February 14, 1778 . States that proceedings of the court-martial sent to Headquarters by Hubley are illegal. Encloses the proper authority to retry the accused.
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George Washington to Horatio Gates, February 14, 1778
[ Valley Forge ] February 14, 1778 . Regrets inability to “ratify� sentence of court-martial held by Gates’s order, but will leave ultimate decision to Gates’s judgment.
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George Washington to Morgan Lewis, February 13, 1778
[ Valley Forge ] February 13, 1778 . Asks for a return of stores in Lewis’s department.
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George Washington to Henry Haskell, February 13, 1778
Valley Forge, February 13, 1778 . Orders Haskell to rejoin regiment.
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Alexander Hamilton to George Clinton, February 13, 1778
Head Quarters [Valley Forge] Feb’y 13, 1778. Dear Sir, I did myself the honor of writing to you, immediately after my arrival at Head Quarters, in answer to two letters…
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Alexander Hamilton to Elias Boudinot, February 9, 1778
Head Quarters [Valley Forge] feby. 9th. 1778 Dear Sir, General Howe has just made a proposition, towards a general exchange of prisoners, or rather has acceded to our former propositions…