George Washington Papers

From George Washington to James Balfour, 16 May 1755

To James Balfour

[Winchester, 16 May 1755]

To Mr Belfour—Partr to Colo. HunterHampton
Sir

If Colo. Hunter shd be from home, I hope you will open this my Lett. to see to him and attend to the Contents1—that you may dispatch a messenger to him in that case immediately to prevent his trouble in getting the 10 or 15 Thd Pounds mentd required in a former Letter2—but repair immediately to Wmsburg with the 4,000£ which is all I am to receive at prest. I am Sir your’s &ca.

Winchester 16th May 1755

LB (original), DLC:GW; LB, DLC:GW.

1. See GW to John Hunter, 16 May 1755.

2. GW is probably referring to a letter from Braddock to Hunter.

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    From George Washington to James Balfour, 16 May 1755
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    Washington, George
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    Balfour, James
    Date
    16 May 1755

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    “From George Washington to James Balfour, 16 May 1755,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-01-02-0142. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 1, 7 July 1748 – 14 August 1755, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983, pp. 285–286.]

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