George Washington Papers

To George Washington from General William Howe, 5 June 1777

From General William Howe

New York 5th June 1777.

Sir:

So many Days having elapsed since my Letter to you of 22d May was dispatched without an Answer, and lest by any Accident it should not have got to your Hands, I am induced to send a Duplicate thereof, and to press my Request for your final Decision upon the Demands therein contained. With due Respect, I am Sir, your most obedient Servant

W. Howe

LS, DLC:GW; copy, DLC:GW; copy, enclosed in GW to Hancock, this date, DNA:PCC, item 152; two copies, P.R.O., 30/55, Carleton Papers. The LS is addressed to “General Washington &ca &ca.”

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    To George Washington from General William Howe, 5 June 1777
    Author
    Howe, William
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    Washington, George
    Date
    5 June 1777

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    “To George Washington from General William Howe, 5 June 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-09-02-0611. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 9, 28 March 1777 – 10 June 1777, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999, p. 611.]

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