George Washington Papers

From George Washington to William Washington, 15 March 1793

To William Washington

Philadelphia 15th March 1793.

Dear Sir,

As it is possible the Letter, of which the enclosed is a copy, may have met with some mis-chance, I send a duplicate thereof.1

My Nephew (as I expected & intimated in my last letter to you) died about the first of February.2 With great regard, & best respects to your Lady, in which Mrs Washington joins me, I remain, Your Affecte humble Servant

George Washington.

LB, DLC:GW.

1. See GW to William Washington, 30 Jan. 1793.

2. George Augustine Washington died on 5 Feb. 1793 of tuberculosis.

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    From George Washington to William Washington, 15 March 1793
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    “From George Washington to William Washington, 15 March 1793,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-12-02-0253. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 12, 16 January 1793 – 31 May 1793, ed. Christine Sternberg Patrick and John C. Pinheiro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2005, p. 330.]

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