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From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 6 November 1779

To Major General William Heath

Head Quarters West point 6th Novemr 1779.

Dear Sir

I have your favr of the 4th[.] Shoes for the Massachusetts Line must be drawn by the State Cloathier or his Assistant for the Line at large and distributed according to their wants. If he will apply, he may have an order upon the Cloathier General for a proportion of the public Stock, which is at present scanty.

I have no power to give Colo. Hazen authority to inlist the troops of any State before their term of service is expired. Such an attempt would, I am convinced, create much discontent. I am Dear Sir Your most obt Servt

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LS, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, MHi: Heath Papers; Df, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

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    From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 6 November 1779
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    6 November 1779

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    “From George Washington to Major General William Heath, 6 November 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-23-02-0166. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 23, 22 October–31 December 1779, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, pp. 174–175.]

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