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George Washington to Alexander McDougall ordering reinforcements to New York area, 5 May 1778
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George Washington to Alexander McDougall ordering reinforcements to New York area, 5 May 1778.
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Notes: Published in Fizpatrick, John C. The Writings of George Washington. v. 11:351-353.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Summary
Writing to McDougall at Fishkill, concerning getting reinforcements for the area about New York, especially in the Hudson Highlands. Washington notes that Americans should not take for granted the help of France in winning independence; he does not want Americans to relapse into a state of supineness. In the handwriting of Washington's military secretary and aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Correspondence
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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