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From George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 20 May 1779

To Major General Alexander McDougall

Head Quarters Middle Brook May 20th 1779

Dr Sir,

General Huntington and some Officers of his Brigade were some time since on a Court Martial at Reading1—I have directed General Putnam to appoint another Court at that place consisting wholly or principally of the same members to try one of the persons concerned in the same transactions who did not attend as he ought to have done and apparently endeavoured to elude his trial by a resignation2—He will notify you of the time and you will be pleased to direct General Huntington and the other gentlemen who are now under your command to comply with his call. I am with great esteem & regard Dr Sir Your Most Obet Servant

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LS, in Richard Kidder Meade’s writing, CSmH; Df, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW. GW signed the cover of the LS.

1. See General Orders, 14 May; GW is referring to Redding, Connecticut.

2. See GW to Israel Putnam, this date.

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    From George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 20 May 1779
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    “From George Washington to Major General Alexander McDougall, 20 May 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0492. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 20, 8 April–31 May 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, p. 547.]

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