From George Washington to John Hancock, 21 May 1776

To John Hancock

New York May 21. 1776

Sir

The Bearer, Mr Mersay being at Quebec when the Garrison Sallied & Obliged our Troops to an abandonment of the Siege & a precipitate retreat; I have taken the liberty to refer him to you for examination, that Congress may have such further Information of this unfortunate event as he possesses.1 I have the honor &c.

G: W—

LB, in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. The bearer was John Dyer Mercier. See Schuyler to GW, 13 May 1776.

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Source Project: Washington Papers
Title: From George Washington to John Hancock, 21 May 1776
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Hancock, John
Date: 21 May 1776

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Cite as: “From George Washington to John Hancock, 21 May 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-04-02-0289. [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. 351.]

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