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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06425 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | George Washington to Anthony White with orders to send two troops from the regiment to Baltimore to pick up cavalry supplies |
| Date | 1 February 1779 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Recipient | White, Anthony Walton |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | No free frank. Orders Colonel White to send two troops from the regiment to Baltimore to pick up cavalry supplies. Specifies that one should be Captain David Hopkins's. Marked no. 1 at top. Free frank in clerical hand. |
| Subjects | President Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Cavalry Military Supplies |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) White, Anthony Walton (1750-1803) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Published in Fitzpatrick Vol. 14:66 from draft in the hand of Alexander Hamilton. Washington had written to Capt. David Hopkins telling him that his request for a furlough was denied but his troop would be stationed at Baltimore. "I shall be glad if this arrangement may answer your purpose, instead of a furlough." 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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