Scott, John Morin, 1730-1784
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Letter, George Washington to General John Scott, 1776 August 3
Item — Box 1
Identifier: RM-1202
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed, 1 page. Mounted on cardstock. Washington gives orders for the removal of suspected loyalists to New Rochelle. He warns against any injury to persons or property but insists they be kept “at a distance from the Enemy of whom it is suspected they are favourers and are carrying on correspondances dangerous to the United States of America.
Dates:
1776 August 3