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To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 16 August 1776 [letter not found]

Letter not found: from Benjamin Franklin, 16 Aug. 1776. On 18 Aug. GW wrote to Franklin: “I have been honourd with your favour of the 16th.”

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    To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 16 August 1776 [letter not found]
    Author
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Recipient
    Washington, George
    Date
    16 August 1776

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    “To George Washington from Benjamin Franklin, 16 August 1776 [letter not found],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-06-02-0030. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 6, 13 August 1776 – 20 October 1776, ed. Philander D. Chase and Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1994, p. 35.]

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