August 12, 1775: George Washington Writes a “Dear John” Letter

One thing that you can’t say about George Washington is that he was a slacker. He was constantly communicating with people, whether it was the orders of the day, making plans to organize his army, or writing letters. And Washington was absolutely prolific at writing letters. In this case, he’s writing to a Rhode Island […] The post August 12, 1775: George Washington Writes a “Dear John” Letter appeared first on 250 and Counting.