To George Washington from James Otis, Sr., 8 November 1775

From James Otis, Sr.

Council Chamber, November 8, 1775.

Sir: Agreeable to your request, signified to the Board by your Excellency’s Aid-de-Camp, Mr. Harrison, we have caused Mr. Smithwick to be apprehended, and herewith send him to wait your Excellency’s order, under custody of the Sergeant’s guard who brought Mr. Cox here this morning.1

In the name and by order of the Council:

James Otis, President

Force, American Archives description begins Peter Force, ed. American Archives. 9 vols. Washington, D.C., 1837–53. description ends , 4th ser., 3:1402.

1. For the case of James Smithwick and GW’s action in regard to it, see GW to James Warren, 9 Nov. 1775. Mr. Cox has not been identified.

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Title: To George Washington from James Otis, Sr., 8 November 1775
Author: Otis, James Sr.
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 8 November 1775

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Cite as: “To George Washington from James Otis, Sr., 8 November 1775,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-02-02-0307. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 2, 16 September 1775 – 31 December 1775, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1987, p. 334.]

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