20 October 1779
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Autograph document signed
Title: [Authorization for William Lee to return to Virginia].
Pass authorized by the Council Chamber of the State of Massachusetts Bay and attested to by Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts John Avery releases Lee from Massachusetts on parole as of September 13, 1779. A note confirming Lee's right to passage home to Virginia was later written on the pass in Washington's hand. Written at Boston, Massachusetts and New York, New York
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