Joseph Warren to William Whipple stating that they received his letter and promising further investigation - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC06516
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to 1775
Title	Joseph Warren to William Whipple stating that they received his letter and promising further investigation
Date	8 May 1775
Author	Warren, Joseph (1741-1775)
Recipient	Whipple, William
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Written by and co-signed by Samuel Freeman, Secretary of the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts. Signed by Warren as president pro tempore of the Provincial Congress to Whipple, who would later sign the Declaration of Independence, as Chairman of the Committee of Correspondence in New Hampshire. Says the Congress received Whipple's letter by express. Says he is surprised someone in New Hampshire would complain of someone from Massachusetts with such severity. Says they will investigate. "We shall be studious to maintain that character for humanity which we would wish may ever be the characteristic of Americans."
Subjects	Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Loyalist Morality and Ethics
People	Warren, Joseph (1741-1775) Whipple, William (1730-1785)
Place written	Watertown, Massachusetts
Theme	The American Revolution
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information	Warren was killed on the 17 June 1775 at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859