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Washington, George, 1732-1799 to John Tayloe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00639.27 Author/Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Place Written: Camp at Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Letter signed Date: December 11, 1775 Pagination: 4 p. ; 33 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Washington discusses the sale of the Mercer estate and the siege of Boston. He writes "I have no doubt that you... as well as others are wondering how it happens that two armies almost in stone's throw of each other should keep so long from action." He explains "that we cannot get to them and they do not choose to come to us...." With a postscript signed "G.W." Washington concludes by discussing the stalemate between British and American forces in Cambridge.

Tayloe, John, fl. 1775
Mercer, John, fl. 1775
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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