Washington, George (1732-1799) to Commissioners of the City of Washington
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04103 Author/Creator: Washington, George (1732-1799) Place Written: Mount Vernon, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 October 1796 Pagination: 1 p. 22.9 x 18.7 cm Order a Copy
Notifies the commissioners that Washington sent the wrong enclosure in a recent letter to them, requests its return, and indicates that the correct one has been sent. The commission was superintending the construction of the city of Washington and the United States capitol building.
Notes: Unpublished.
Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Mount Vernon 7 Oct. 1796
Gentlemen,
Hurried in closing my dispatches for the Post Office on Wednesday, I enclosed for you a wrong paper. The proper one is now sent, and I request that the other may be returned to
Gentlemen
Your Most Obedt Serv
Go: Washington
The Commissioners
of the City of Washington
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