#Todayin1776: Washington Tells Hancock He Chased Off the Brits

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🗓️ 20 March 2026

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Gen. George Washington seems to let himself be happy in this letter to Hancock about having cleared the British army out of Boston, which they find in fairly good condition after 11 months of siege and occupation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.2	Today, in 1776, the Brits have left Boston, and General George Washington seems to be allowing himself to enjoy this turn of events in his letter to John Hancock at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
1:12.1	To John Hancock, headquarters Cambridge, 19 March, 1776.
1:16.9	Sir, it is with the greatest pleasure. I inform you that on Sunday last, the 17th, about 9 o'clock
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