Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Major Richard Howell, 5 October 1778

George Washington to Major Richard Howell1

Fishkill [New York] October 5, 1778. Orders Howell to check on rumor that British fleet has sailed in search of French fleet.

Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. Howell was a major of the Second New Jersey Regiment.

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    George Washington to Major Richard Howell, 5 October 1778
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Howell, Richard
    Date
    5 October 1778

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    “George Washington to Major Richard Howell, 5 October 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0591. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 558.]