The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745-1799 Volume 12 June 1, 1778-September 30, 1778 [excerpt]

The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745-1799 Volume 12 June 1, 1778-September 30, 1778 [excerpt]

John C. Fitzpatrick

1939-01-01

https://books.google.com/books?id=nXOyAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA283&lpg=PA283&dq=letter+from+general+washington+to+general+stark+august+5,+1778&source=bl&ots=KMv0XUHa5f&sig=cPOM9iSva__2rwwyp5x5mKIPXX0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=piXkVPHYDYHtgwS7koDwDA&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=letter%20from%20general%20washington%20to%20general%20stark%20august%205%2C%201778&f=false

This book is a compilation of many writings by president George Washington from 1745 to 1799, using sources of original manuscripts. In the specific excerpt from pages 283 and 284, a letter written by George Washington and addressed to General John Stark is described. From this source, George Washington is describing his thoughts of soldiers’ wives as camp followers, most likely, ones of those soldiers in the American Revolution. This gives an interesting opinion of an army general and provides insight to what the general public’s opinion may have been at this time about camp followers.

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Fitzpatrick, John C. The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745-1799 Volume 12 June 1, 1778-September 30, 1778. N.p.: n.p., 1939. Web.

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English

“I cannot see why the soldiers Wives in Albany should be supported at public expence. They may get most extravagant Wages for any king of Work in the Country and to feed them, when that is the case, would be robbing the public and encouraging idleness. If they would come down and attend as Nurses to the Hospitals they would find immediate employ.”