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Collection Reference Number GLC07867
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1776 
Title George Washington to unknown from headquarters
Date 13 August 1776
Author Washington, George (1732-1799)  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document
Content Description Washington writes from Headquarters, New York, to an unidentified correspondent, verifying receipt of a letter and promising to forward it "by the first opportunity." Washington signs as "Your most Obed.[ient and] H.[um]ble Servant." The letter has been carefully mounted on heavy bond paper.
Subjects President  Revolutionary War  Revolutionary War General  
People Washington, George (1732-1799)  
Place written New York
Theme The Presidency; The American Revolution
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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