George Washington to the Officer Commanding the British Fleet at New York, 25 January 1781

George Washington to the
Officer Commanding the British Fleet at New York

New Windsor [New York] January 25, 1781. States that it has been frequently reported that the treatment of naval prisoners is deplorable. Suggests “permitting an officer of confidence on both sides to visit the prisoners in their respective confinements, and examine into their true condition.”

Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

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Title: George Washington to the Officer Commanding the British Fleet at New York, 25 January 1781
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Officer Commanding the British Fleet at New York
Date: 25 January 1781

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Cite as: “George Washington to the Officer Commanding the British Fleet at New York, 25 January 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-1040. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 544.]