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Washington, George, 1732-1799 to George Clinton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00683 Author/Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Letter signed Date: June 16, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

George Washington asks the New York Governor "whether any ways & means can be devised to procure Money for the payment of the Troops of the New York Line." He describes it as an urgent "matter of...interesting importance." The letter written during the American Revolution.

Washington, George, 1732-1799
Clinton, George, 1739-1812

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