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George Washington to Richard Henry Lee, 30 April 1779

George Washington to Richard Henry Lee1

Middlebrook [New Jersey] April 30, 1779. Agrees that troops are needed in southern states. Discusses proposals to procure more men.

LS, in writing of H, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

1. Lee was a delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress.

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    George Washington to Richard Henry Lee, 30 April 1779
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    Lee, Richard Henry
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    “George Washington to Richard Henry Lee, 30 April 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-02-02-0099. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 2, 1779–1781, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961, p. 34.]