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Washington, George, 1732-1799 to Caesar Rodney

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06490 Author/Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 7 June 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 23 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Delaware Governor Rodney to send enlisted troops to Virginia. "One battalion of Infantry and a Corps of Horses... are required of the State of Delaware to serve for three Months" due to the "alarming progress which the Enemy are making in Virginia."

Washington, George, 1732-1799
Rodney, C. A. (Caesar Augustus), 1772-1824

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