Letter, to David Grier, 1777 March 12

Item — Box: 33, Folder: 1777.03.12

Identifier: RM-1171; MS-5907

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Letter : Head Quarters, Morris Town, to The colonel or commanding officer of the Seventh Pennsylvania Regt. (Lt. Col. Grier), 1777 March 12

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Scope and Contents

Letter, 1777 March 12, in Alexander Hamilton's hand, from George Washington, Morristown, N.J., to Lt. Col. David Grier of the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment ordering him to submit a complete return of his regiment and to take new recruits who have not had smallpox to Philadelphia where they would be inoculated against the disease.

Dates

Creation: 1777 March 12

Creator

Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Person)

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Extent

From the Collection: approx. 25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

Included in: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 8. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998) page 556. There titled "Circular to the Colonels of Various Continental Regiments."