Keywords: Letter from George Washington to General Smallwood, page 1.jpg First page of a letter sent by George Washington from his headquarters in Newburgh New York to Major General William Smallwood in Annapolis Maryland This letter was written in July 1782 during the American War of Independence In the letter Washington asks Smallwood for reports of the progress he is making in recruiting troops and how they are being armed and clothed Smallwood was in charge of the American troops in Annapolis NLS Shelfmark MS 594 No 2050 ff 1-2 By kind permission of the Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland http //www flickr com/photos/nlscotland/7024164411/ Letter from George Washington to General Smallwood page 1 Uploaded by oaktree_b 2010-09-15 23 28 http //www flickr com/people/14456531 N07 National Library of Scotland from Scotland http //www nls uk/copyright/index html National Library of Scotland Flickr Commons Flickr-no known copyright restrictions PD-old-100 File Upload Bot Magnus Manske 2012-03-31 Documents related to George Washington Images from National Library of Scotland |