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Clarification on Command of Troops in Kentucky and Tennessee

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Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Description

Washington specified that all of General Wilkinson's troops should be under Hamilton's direction so as to avoid confusion in communication.

Date

02/25/1799

Sent from

Mount Vernon

Document number

1799022590000

Note

print doc only

Notable persons

George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Major General Pinckney
General Wilkinson

Notable locations

Mount Vernon
Niagara
War Office