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George Mercer to Andrew Lewis, 7 October 1755

George Mercer to Andrew Lewis

[7 October 1755]

To Major Andrew Lewis.

I am Ordered by Colonel Washington to acquaint you, that there is Clothing at Winchester, for which he sends an Order on the Store keeper there.

If any of the men can not march without Shoes; you must apply to Mr Dick, who has a Quantity.

He desires that Captain Waggener would proceed immediately to Alexandria his Orders are left there with Major Carlyle. I am Yours,

G: Mercer. Aid de Camp.

October 7 1755.

LB, DLC:GW.

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    George Mercer to Andrew Lewis, 7 October 1755
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    7 October 1755

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    “George Mercer to Andrew Lewis, 7 October 1755,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-02-02-0075. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 2, 14 August 1755 – 15 April 1756, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983, p. 81.]

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