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To George Washington from William Withers, 15 April 1756

From William Withers

[Williamsburg] Apr. 15th 1756

Sir

The enclos’d Letter from Gov. Sharpe relatg to the Murder of Lieut. Gordon was omitted to be forwarded with the Governor’s,1 therefore by his Orders I write, to desire You wou’d inform Yourself of the Affair & direct the Evidences to attend at Frederick Court in Maryland agreeable to Gov. Sharpe’s Letter. I am Sir Your most humble Servt

W. Withers

ALS, DLC:GW.

1. GW learned of Ens. George Gordon’s murder from Adam Stephen’s letter of 29 Mar. 1756. Presumably Withers was referring to Dinwiddie’s letter to GW of this date.

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    To George Washington from William Withers, 15 April 1756
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    Withers, William
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    Washington, George
    Date
    15 April 1756

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    “To George Washington from William Withers, 15 April 1756,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-02-02-0359-0001. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Colonial Series, vol. 2, 14 August 1755 – 15 April 1756, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983, p. 356.]

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