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Letter from General Washington to Governour Cooke

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GENERAL WASHINGTON TO GOVERNOUR COOKE.

Cambridge, December 7, 1775.

SIR: Your favour of the 4th instant I this moment received, advising of the taking of the captain and midshipman of one of the King' s armed schooners. You will be pleased to take their parole of honour not to leave Northampton, where you will have them sent, where are several other officers prisoners.

I am, sir, &c˙,

GEORGE WASHINGTON.

To Governour Cooke, Rhode-Island.

P˙ S˙ As soon as the deficiency is known, I will inform you; for the present I beg leave to refer you to the other letters which will be handed you by Colonel Babcock.

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Title

Letter from General Washington to Governour Cooke, requesting him to send Captain Stanhope and the two Midshipmen to Northampton on parole

Creator

Washington, George

Editor

Washington, George

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-12-07

Recipient

Cooke, Nicholas, Governour of Rhode-Island

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: colonial government
Military action: prisoners

Document ID

S4-V4-P01-sp06-D0142

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V4

Part

S4-V4-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V4-P01-sp06

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