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To George Washington from Joseph Chew, 17 May 1758

From Joseph Chew

New London [Conn.] 17th May 1758

Dear Sir

The Post waits I can therefore only stop him to cover the inclosed paper to wch Refer you for news. My Little Woman Returns you her most sincere thanks for your kind wishes and says she Longs to have the Pleasure of seeing you in this Part of the world having heard me often mention you1—I pray you to accept of Both our Compliments & best wishes for your sincere Happiness & believe me to be my Dear Friend Your affectionate

Jos. Chew

ALS, DLC:GW. The letter is docketed “Inclosing one from Bev: Robinson Esqr. and one from Himself.”

1. No letter from GW has been found. See Chew to GW, 10 May 1758.

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    “To George Washington from Joseph Chew, 17 May 1758,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-05-02-0142. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 5, 5 October 1757–3 September 1758, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1988, p. 187.]

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