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To George Washington from John Jay, 25 April 1779

From John Jay

Philadelphia 25th April 1779

Sir,

After Congress adjourned yesterday I was favored with two Letters from your Excellency, both of the 23rd Inst.—They shall be communicated to Congress in the morning.

Herewith enclosed are sundry respecting Coll Steele’s Tryal at Fort-Pitt—They ought to have accompanied the others on that Subject.1 I have the honor to be with the greatest Respect & Esteem your Excellys most Obedt Sert

John Jay Presidt

LS, DLC:GW.

1. See Jay to GW, 12 April.

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    To George Washington from John Jay, 25 April 1779
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    “To George Washington from John Jay, 25 April 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0184. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 20, 8 April–31 May 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, pp. 204–205.]

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