Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1

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Author: Nicholas Cooke

From Nicholas Cooke, Governor of Rhode Island.

Name: Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1 - From Nicholas Cooke, Governor of Rhode Island
Author: Nicholas Cooke

Providence, 12 July, 1775.

SIR,

I beg leave to congratulate your Excellency upon your being appointed General of the Armies of the United Colonies, which hath given sincere pleasure to every friend of America, and will, I hope, prove glorious to yourself, and be attended with essential advantages to your country.^*

The General Assembly of this Colony have the deepest sense of the necessity of a strict union, and the most vigorous efforts, of the Colonies to preserve them from unlimited servitude; and their utmost exertions in the common cause may be depended upon.

I also assure your Excellency, that I shall give you every possible assistance in my power; and that I am with very great regard, Sir, your Excellency’s

Most obedient humble servant,

NICHOLAS COOKE.

^* Washington arrived in Cambridge on the 2d of July, and took command of the army there the next day.

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Chicago: Nicholas Cooke, "From Nicholas Cooke, Governor of Rhode Island," Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1 in Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, ed. Jared Sparks (Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1853), 1. Original Sources, accessed April 1, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I6V57M3KQ1BM1VZ.

MLA: Cooke, Nicholas. "From Nicholas Cooke, Governor of Rhode Island." Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1, in Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, edited by Jared Sparks, Vol. 1, Freeport, NY, Books for Libraries Press, 1853, page 1. Original Sources. 1 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I6V57M3KQ1BM1VZ.

Harvard: Cooke, N, 'From Nicholas Cooke, Governor of Rhode Island' in Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, Vol. 1. cited in 1853, Correspondence of the American Revolution: Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency, ed. , Books for Libraries Press, Freeport, NY, pp.1. Original Sources, retrieved 1 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I6V57M3KQ1BM1VZ.