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From George Washington to the Massachusetts General Court, 7 July 1776

To the Massachusetts General Court

New York, 7 July 1776. Acknowledges the General Court’s letter of 2 July and thanks its members for their “compliance with the requisition of Congress” and “your kind wishes for my success.”

LS, in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, owned (1973) by the Rare Coin Company of America, Chicago; LB, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    From George Washington to the Massachusetts General Court, 7 July 1776
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    Washington, George
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    Massachusetts General Court
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    7 July 1776

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    “From George Washington to the Massachusetts General Court, 7 July 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-05-02-0164. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 5, 16 June 1776 – 12 August 1776, ed. Philander D. Chase. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1993, p. 234.]

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