Folder 15: George Washington Notes for Letter to Continental Congress Regarding the Siege of Boston, 1775

Containers:
Oversize Box 38, Folder 15
Scope and content:

May be contemporary copy. The notes appear to have been written by George Washington upon his arrival after the Battle of Bunker Hill. The letter was the basis of Washington's first formal official letter to the president of the Continental Congress on July 10, 1775.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Old Dominion University
3023 Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library
Old Dominion University
4427 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23529
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jessica Ritchie
Phone: (757) 683-4483
Fax: (757) 683-5954
Parent restrictions:
The collection is open to researchers without restrictions.
Parent terms of access:
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.
Preferred citation:

George Washington Notes for Letter to Continental Congress Regarding the Siege of Boston, 1775 July, Oversize Box 38, Folder 15, James Washington Singleton Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.