George Washington to Charles, Earl Cornwallis, 6 June 1777

George Washington to Charles, Earl Cornwallis

Middlebrook [New Jersey] June 6, 1777. States that all supplies for prisoners must go through Colonel Elias Boudinot’s hands. Assures Cornwallis that the greatest care will be taken with these supplies. Is surprised at Cornwallis’ reasoning concerning the murder of William Martin.1

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

1. See H to John Jay, June 2, 1777.

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Title: George Washington to Charles, Earl Cornwallis, 6 June 1777
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Cornwallis, Charles, Earl
Date: 6 June 1777

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Cite as: “George Washington to Charles, Earl Cornwallis, 6 June 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0181. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 1, 1768–1778, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 267.]

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