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Letter from William Blodget to General Washington

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WILLIAM BLODGET TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.

Long Island, August 18, 1776.

SIR: Colonel Hand' s report mentions no uncommon movements of the enemy.

The General desires me to acquaint your Excellency that he finds himself considerably better this morning than he was yesterday, and is in hopes in a few days to be able to go abroad, though still very weak.

I am, with respect, your humble servant,
WM˙ BLODGET, Aid-de-Camp.

To His Excellency General Washington, Head Quarters, New York.

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Title

Letter from William Blodget to General Washington: General Greene is better, and is in hopes in a few days to be able to go abroad

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-08-18

Recipient

Washington, George

Subject

Social reality: health

Document ID

S5-V1-P01-sp06-D1762

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V1

Part

S5-V1-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V1-P01-sp06

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