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George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, 26 April 1780

George Washington to
Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens

Morristown [New Jersey] April 26, 1780. Discusses situation at Charleston. Is apprehensive of the fall of the city. Sends news of British embarkations. Regrets inability to go to the South.

Df, in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress.

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    George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, 26 April 1780
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    Washington, George
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    Laurens, John
    Date
    26 April 1780

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    “George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, 26 April 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0654. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 311.]

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