“[F]ree Negroes who have served in this army are very much di…”

“[F]ree Negroes who have served in this army are very much dissatisfied at being discarded. As it is to be apprehended that they may seek employ in the Ministerial Army, I have … given license for their being enlisted.”

— George Washington

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Title: Wikiquote: George Washington
Type: reference · Secondary source
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Context

To John Hancock (31 December 1775)

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Washington, George. (n.d.). Wikiquote: George Washington. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Washington

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