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To George Washington from James McHenry, 31 May 1796

From James McHenry

Tuesday afternoon [31 May 1796]

Sir.

If you see no objection to the inclosed letter in answer to Mr Hawkins received to-day it may be sent by to-morrows mail.1 I have the honour to be Sir with sincere regard Your ob. st

James McHenry

ALS, DLC:GW; LB, DLC:GW. The ALS is docketed 31 May 1796, which matches the date on the letter-book copy.

1. Neither the enclosed letter to Benjamin Hawkins nor the one to which it responded has been identified.

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    To George Washington from James McHenry, 31 May 1796
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    Washington, George
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    “To George Washington from James McHenry, 31 May 1796,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-20-02-0157. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 20, 1 April–21 September 1796, ed. David R. Hoth and William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, p. 224.]

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