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From George Washington to John Jay, 27 May 1779

To John Jay

Head Qrs Middle Brook May the 27th 1779

Sir

I was last night honoured with your Excellency’s favor of the 25th—and with the papers to which it referred—which shall have my attention.

You will be pleased to receive Two New York Gazettes. I have the Honor to be with the greatest respect & esteem Yr Excellency’s Most Obedt sert

Go: Washington

Df, in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    From George Washington to John Jay, 27 May 1779
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    Jay, John
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    27 May 1779

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    “From George Washington to John Jay, 27 May 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0595. [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, p. 648.]

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