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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC00639.30 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
Title | George Washington to George Clinton regarding Israel Putnam's command on the Hudson River |
Date | 12 March 1778 |
Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
Recipient | Clinton, George |
Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
Content Description | With Clinton's docket and note in another hand on p. 2. Washington says that the "army has been pretty well supplied" since previously asking for supplies. The letter also answers complaints about Israel Putnam's command on the Hudson River. Washington says the charges, which he has had from other persons, embarrassed him because they arose from "want of judgement [rather] then any real intention to do wrong." |
Subjects | President Valley Forge Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Military Supplies |
People | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
Place written | Valley Forge, Pennsylvania |
Theme | The Presidency; The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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