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May. 10, 2007
I Am General Howe!
Well, not really, but that was my assignment in this paper. I'm sorry that I really don't feel like a long detailed entry about my life, really I am. The best I can do right now is post this SL paper I just wrote and tell y'all that I'm still alive, I just got back from a trip to Grandma and Grandpa's, Dad's on a business trip and doing well, and I have no problems. I just keep being reminded of that.
General William Howe
Boston Harbor, Boston
August 17th, 1776
Mrs. William Howe
London, England
Dear Mary,
I write to you, dearest, from inside my flagship, moored in the infernal Boston Harbor. Yes, this is the place where that band of ungrateful rebels dumped a shipload of our finest English tea into the murky waters below. I do declare, Mary, sometimes the audacity of these people astounds me.
Ah, but this is no way for me to begin a letter to you. I do apologize for not writing for such a dreadfully long time and earnestly beg for your forgiveness. I miss you in the most terrible way, and it is hard to continue fighting when the ache in my heart is so profound. However, I know that I must serve the Crown in whatever way I can.
Do you mind terribly, dear, if I write to you about the rebels? I feel like I must tell someone how I feel about them, but I fear that if I tell my troops, I might start some sort of angry mob. I must be an example to them.
I just do not understand, Mary, how these people, who used to be our countrymen, can so quickly turn their backs on us! Was it not His Majesty who sent colonists to settle this land in the first place? Did he not fund their expedition and provide their food and clothing? And what did he get for thanks? Thirteen colonies threatening to break free of the very nation that fathered them!
I would like to think myself a man of peace, wife – an odd thing to claim as general of His Majesty’s army, I know – not a man of bloodshed. I do not wish to destroy the "Americans," as they have taken to calling themselves. I simply want them to comply to live under His Majesty’s authority. Why must that lead to such a brutal conflict?
Ah, but nevertheless, I shall remain here and fight. I shall not let my country down. Please give my love to the little ones.
Until I return, I remain,
Faithfully yours,
William Howe |
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May. 12, 2007 - Untitled Comment
I am praying for you and thinking of you, so hang in there!! :)
Kaitlin