George Washington Papers

From George Washington to Nicholas Cooke, 15 November 1775

To Nicholas Cooke

Cambridge, 15 November 1775. “Inclosed you have a Copy of instructions given to Genl Sullivan on his departure for Portsmouth New Hampshire.”1

LS, in Stephen Moylan’s writing, NjMoHP; Varick transcript, DLC:GW. The contents of this letter are nearly identical to the third, fourth, and fifth paragraphs of GW’s letter to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., of this date.

1. See Circular Instructions for the Seizure of Certain Royal Officials, 5–12 Nov. 1775.

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    From George Washington to Nicholas Cooke, 15 November 1775
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    Washington, George
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    Cooke, Nicholas
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    15 November 1775

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    “From George Washington to Nicholas Cooke, 15 November 1775,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-02-02-0346. [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. 379.]

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