 Speculation mounted as to his reasons; Washington ordered that his correspondence on the Asgill Affair be made public.His letters on the matter were printed in the "New-Haven Gazette and the Connecticut Magazine" on 16 November 1786, with the exception of his letter written to General Moses Hazen on 18 May 1782, ordering him to include conditional prisoners in the selection of lots, thereby violating the 14th Article of Capitulation.It was five weeks before Charles Asgill was able to obtain a copy and sit down to read the account of his experiences, as recorded by George Washington.