General Washington writing about escaped slave: Harry Washington

Title: General Washington writing about escaped slave: Harry Washington
Description: The letter is from General Washington on the conditions of enslaved people who ran away from Mount Vernon in 1776.

One of the enslaved individuals: Harry Washington, fought for the British during the war and was stationed in New York City. Washington was evacuated along with many loyalists at the end of the war.
Creator: George Washington
Publisher: Fred W. Smith National Library
Date: February 24 and February 26, 1779
Type: Text
Format: Letter
Language: English
Subject: runaway slaves, loyalists, african american american
Temporal Coverage: 1779
Rights: Public Domain

Item sets: The Price of Freedom: The American Revolution and the Flight from NYC

Site pages: The Price of Freedom: Loyalism, the American Revolution, and the Flight from NYC