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Washington, George, 1732-1799 to Anthony White

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06425 Author/Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Letter signed Date: 1 February 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : address : free frank ; 24.1 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

No free frank. Orders Colonel White to send two troops from the regiment to Baltimore to pick up cavalry supplies. Specifies that one should be Captain David Hopkins's. Marked no. 1 at top. Free frank in clerical hand.

Washington, George, 1732-1799
White, Anthony Walton, 1750-1803

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