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From George Washington to Charles Lee, 16 December 1778

To Charles Lee

Head Qrs [Middlebrook, N.J.] Decr 16th 1778

sir

I received Yesterday the Inclosed Letter from Colol Butler; with one addressed to myself.1 As far as the interview requested depends on my concurrence there will be no objection; and whatever place may be thought proper for the purpose, will be agreable to me. I would add, however, if you meet Colonel Butler, that Elizabeth Town point appears to me most convenient for the occasion. I am sir Yr Most Hble servant

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Df, in Robert Hanson Harrison’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. See GW to William Butler, this date. The enclosure has not been identified.

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    From George Washington to Charles Lee, 16 December 1778
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    Lee, Charles
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    16 December 1778

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    “From George Washington to Charles Lee, 16 December 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-18-02-0489. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 18, 1 November 1778 – 14 January 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, pp. 423–424.]

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