Note 8 — Chapter III · WASHINGTON’S OBJECT IN DISTRESSING BOSTON—SCARCITY AND SICKNESS IN THE TOWN—A STARTLING DISCOVERY—SCARCITY OF POWDER IN THE CAMP—ITS PERILOUS SITUATION—ECONOMY OF AMMUNITION—CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN LEE AND BURGOYNE—CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND GAGE—THE DIGNITY OF THE PATRIOT ARMY ASSERTED.

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