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George Washington to Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 21 October 1778

George Washington to
Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling

Fredericksburg [New York] October 21, 1778. Asks Stirling to investigate existing “commerce” between enemy and inhabitants of New Jersey.

LS, in writing of H, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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    George Washington to Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 21 October 1778
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    Washington, George
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    Stirling, Lord (née William Alexander)
    Date
    21 October 1778

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    “George Washington to Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 21 October 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0614. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 565.]

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