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George Washington collection, 1758-1799

0.25 linear feet

The George Washington collection contains miscellaneous letters and documents written and received by George Washington, first President of the United States, relating to personal, political, and military matters. Most of the items in the collection date from the period during and after the Revolutionary War.

The George Washington collection (89 items) contains miscellaneous letters and documents to and from by George Washington. The papers consist of 4 pre-American Revolution items (1751-1774), 58 items dated during the war years (1775-1782), 9 items from his first retirement from public life (1783-1788), 10 items from his presidency (1789-1797), 4 items from his retirement until his death (1798-1789), 4 undated items, and an engraving of Washington by Fenner, Sears, and Company based on a painting by Gilbert Stuart. The letters concern personal, political, and military matters, and are from Washington to other American officers; he discussed strategy, battles and skirmishes, provisioning troops, American-French relations, American and British spies, and many other topics.

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. George Washington LS to Jonathan Trumbull; Cambridge, [Massachusetts]., 1775 July 18

2 pages

Box 1
In Thomas Mifflin’s hand. Regarding dissatisfaction at the assignment of officers made by the Continental Congress. Argues that the Army has a greater right to control appointments and to supersede those made by provinces. A representative from Massachusetts has been sent to the Congress with Washington's opinion to reconcile this issue.
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. George Washington LS to General Thomas Gage; Cambridge, [Massachusetts]., 1775 August 19

3 pages

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Washington reiterates his message from his previous letter to Gage, dated 1775-08-11, in which he states that Gage's harsh treatment of American prisoners of war will necessitate similar treatment for captured British troops. Furthermore, he implores Gage not to allow his feelings concerning the events at Lexington, Concord, and Charleston to impact his treatment of prisoners.
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