Alexander Hamilton Papers

George Washington to John Hancock, 22 August 1777

George Washington to John Hancock

Camp at Cross Roads [Pennsylvania] August 22, 1777. Acknowledges receipt of news that enemy is in Chesapeake Bay. Informs Hancock of orders given to Colonel Thomas Proctor, Brigadier General Francis Nash, Major General John Sullivan, and the Army at Headquarters. Approves of removal of stores from Lancaster and York.

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    George Washington to John Hancock, 22 August 1777
    Author
    Washington, George
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    Hancock, John
    Date
    22 August 1777

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    “George Washington to John Hancock, 22 August 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0261. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 317.]

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