George Washington Papers

To George Washington from Roger Morris, June 1755

From Roger Morris

[June 1755]

If Mr Washington would bring up Jervais the groom, the General would be [willing.]1

Roger Morris

Frederic R. Kirkland, Letters on the American Revolution in the Library at “Karolfred description begins Frederic R. Kirkland, ed. Letters on the American Revolution in the Library at “Karolfred.” 2 vols. Philadelphia and New York, 1941–52. description ends ,” 2 : 8; ALS, sold by Sotheby, Parke-Bernet, No. 4588E, item 181, New York, N.Y. The docket for this note, which Kirkland describes as “a very early example of the handwriting of George Washington,” reads: “Capt. Rog Morris A.D.C to G. Bradock June 1755.”

1. The printed source indicates that the reading of “willing” is uncertain.

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    To George Washington from Roger Morris, June 1755
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    “To George Washington from Roger Morris, June 1755,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-01-02-0162. [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, p. 330.]

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