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To George Washington from Valentine Rathbun, 17 May 1776

From Valentine Rathbun

Richmond [Mass.] 17 May 1776. Asks GW “to consider that it is of the last, utmost importance to the cause, that the Militia be furnished with ammunition without loss of time.”

Force, American Archives description begins Peter Force, ed. American Archives. 9 vols. Washington, D.C., 1837–53. description ends , 4th ser., 6:504.

Valentine Rathbun (1724–1814), a prominent Baptist and Patriot leader in Berkshire County, made this plea on behalf of eleven committees of safety in western Massachusetts.

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    To George Washington from Valentine Rathbun, 17 May 1776
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    Washington, George
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    17 May 1776

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    “To George Washington from Valentine Rathbun, 17 May 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-04-02-0263. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 4, 1 April 1776 – 15 June 1776, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1991, p. 327.]