To George Washington from James McHenry, 5 April 1796
From James McHenry
War office 5th April 1796.
Sir
I beg leave to request your Excellency attention to the inclosed draught of a letter to the Governor of Georgia.1 If it can be returned today it may go by to-morrows mail. With the greatest respect I have the honour to be Sir Your most obt st
James McHenry
ALS, DLC:GW; LB, DLC:GW.
1. Jared Irwin (1750–1818), formerly a state senator from Washington County, had been elected governor by the Georgia legislature in January 1796. He served until 1798. Irwin subsequently presided over the 1798 state constitutional convention, served additional terms in the state senate, and was again governor from 1806 to 1809.
McHenry’s letter to Irwin has not been identified, but in Irwin’s letter to McHenry written on 23 Sept. 1796, he acknowledged receipt of communications dated 5 and 6 April (G-Ar: Georgia Executive Minutes).