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George Washington to Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 30 September 1779

George Washington to
Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling

West Point, September 30, 1779. Regrets that permission cannot be granted to Lady Mary Stirling1 to visit her friends.

Df, in writings of George Washington and H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

1. Lady Mary Stirling, the wife of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, was the sister of William Alexander, Lord Stirling.

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    George Washington to Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 30 September 1779
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    Stirling, Lord (née William Alexander)
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    30 September 1779

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    “George Washington to Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling, 30 September 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0480. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 193.]

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