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From George Washington to Major General William Howe, 23 August 1775

To Major General William Howe

[Camp Cambridge] Aug. 23. 1775

Sir

I flatter myself you have been m[is]inform’d as to the Conduct of the Men under my Command complained of in yours of yesterday. It is what I should highly disapprove & condemn.

I have not the least Objection to put a Stop to the Intercouse between the two Camps either totally or partially. It obtained thro. the pressing Sollicitations of Persons cruelly separated from their Friends & Connections & I understood was mutually convenient. I am Sir Your most Obed. Hbbl. Servt

Df, in Joseph Reed’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW. The draft is addressed “The Hon. W. Howe Esqr.” The words “Camp Cambridge” in the dateline are taken from the Varick transcript.

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    From George Washington to Major General William Howe, 23 August 1775
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    Washington, George
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    Howe, William
    Date
    23 August 1775

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    “From George Washington to Major General William Howe, 23 August 1775,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-01-02-0249. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 1, 16 June 1775 – 15 September 1775, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1985, p. 352.]

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