From George Washington to Charles Lee, 27 June 1794

To Charles Lee

Mount Vernon June 27th 1794

Dear Sir

If you will be so good as to let me know what I am indebted to you on acct of Colvills Estate—or any other—I will pay the money before I return, or leave the same for my manager to do.1 I am—Dr Sir Your obedt Servt

Go: Washington

ALS, DeHi.

1. No reply has been found, but GW’s farm manager, William Pearce, recorded a payment of £28.09.9 to Lee on 3 July (Mount Vernon Accounts, 1794-1797).

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Title: From George Washington to Charles Lee, 27 June 1794
Author: Washington, George
Recipient: Lee, Charles
Date: 27 June 1794

Reference

Cite as: “From George Washington to Charles Lee, 27 June 1794,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-16-02-0224. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 16, 1 May–30 September 1794, ed. David R. Hoth and Carol S. Ebel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2011, pp. 284–285.]

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