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From George Washington to Bushrod Washington, 21 March 1796

To Bushrod Washington

Philadelphia 21st March 1796

⟨Dear Sir

Presuming that you have received my last,1 sent thro’ the hands of Mr Keith, with such aids as he was able to afford you respecting my Administration of Colo. Colvils estate, and supposing, as the Chancery term is closed or about to close, that the enclosed letter from that Gentleman would not get to your hands in time to influence your measures I resolv⟩ed, at first, not to send it.2 ⟨But upon second⟩ thoughts have changed my mind; lea⟨ving it⟩ to chance, and your own Judgment, to give it the best effect of which the information is susceptible. My best wishes attend you and Mrs Washington. And with sincere regard and friendship I am—Your Affectionate Uncle

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ALS (fragment), NN; ALS (letterpress copy), DLC:GW; LB, DLC:GW. The text in angle brackets is missing from the fragment and is supplied from the letterpress copy.

1. See GW to Bushrod Washington, 9 March.

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    From George Washington to Bushrod Washington, 21 March 1796
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    Washington, Bushrod
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    21 March 1796

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    “From George Washington to Bushrod Washington, 21 March 1796,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-19-02-0474. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 19, 1 October 1795–31 March 1796, ed. David R. Hoth. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, pp. 580–581.]

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