Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to Major Thomas Forrest, 16 May 1779

George Washington to Major Thomas Forrest1

Middlebrook [New Jersey] May 16, 1779. Discusses promotion in the artillery.

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

1. Forrest was a major of the Fourth Continental Artillery.

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    George Washington to Major Thomas Forrest, 16 May 1779
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Forrest, Thomas
    Date
    16 May 1779

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    “George Washington to Major Thomas Forrest, 16 May 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0136. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 47.]