To George Washington from John McNeill, 24 July 1758

From John McNeill

[Winchester] Jully 24th 1758

Dr Burgess

I have the infinite pleasure to Let you know that you exceeded all the Candidates here and carry’d it over the highest 71 Votes Extrodinary.1 I am Sir your Most humble Servt

John McNeill

P.S. Mr Martin is your Collegue

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. According to the Frederick County Poll Sheet, 1758 (see below), GW received 309 (not 310) votes to Thomas Bryan Martin’s 240, but Charles Smith gives GW’s total as 307 (see Smith to GW, this date).

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Title: To George Washington from John McNeill, 24 July 1758
Author: McNeill, John
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 24 July 1758

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Cite as: “To George Washington from John McNeill, 24 July 1758,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-05-02-0263. [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, pp. 322–323.]

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