https://202s15.cesaunders.net/files/original/fce196ac17036bf4f8ecad223f2f73d7.jpg 0d8fec9284dd6b8a4cb438de1bd63872 https://202s15.cesaunders.net/files/original/51771201294e2ac0e54b04325b6d9612.jpg 3c2a587abc2133cbab4d872a526ac16f Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document “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.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Enter the title exactly as printed in the document or image. If there is no title, provide a brief descriptive title enclosed in square brackets. If the item is an excerpt, follow the title with "excerpt" in square brackets. See fields guide for more information. The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745-1799 Volume 12 June 1, 1778-September 30, 1778 [excerpt] Creator Enter the name of the author or other creator of the document or image exactly as (s)he is identified in the document. If no author is specified there, see fields guide. John C. Fitzpatrick Date The date the document or image was originally published or created, in YYYY-MM-DD format (see fields guide for further details) 1939-01-01 Description Describe key features of the primary source and how they help to answer the research question at hand (usually the significance of a space or place to a text and/or its author or readers) 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. Contributor The name of the person who obtained, uploaded, and described the item. Please use the same form of your name throughout the site. Jjones53 Source* Provide an MLA-style "works cited" entry specifying details of both the original publication or distribution of the document, and where you found it (e.g. a library database). See fields guide for details. 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. Rights Please copy and paste the most appropriate of the three boilerplate statements provided in the fields guide. Document from which item is excerpted may be in copyright (it was published after 1923). Every effort has been made to select excerpts in compliance with fair use guidelines, and to comply with the provisions of any licensing agreements associated with digitization of the original document. For further information, please see the “about” page. Language A language of the resource (optional) English American Revolution camp followers General John Stark George Washington