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To George Washington from John H. De Wolff, 8 May 1794 [letter not found]

Letter not found: from John H. De Wolff, 8 May 1794. An entry of 15 May in GW’s journal of proceedings of the presidency reads: "Received a letter from Jno. H. De Wolff 8th. May 94. solicitg. military appointment. Referred to the Secretary of war" (JPP description begins Dorothy Twohig, ed. The Journal of the Proceedings of the President, 1793–1797. Charlottesville, Va., 1981. description ends , 303). No record of any appointment for De Wolff has been identified.

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    To George Washington from John H. De Wolff, 8 May 1794 [letter not found]
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    De Wolff, John H.
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    Washington, George
    Date
    8 May 1794

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    “To George Washington from John H. De Wolff, 8 May 1794 [letter not found],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-16-02-0036. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 16, 1 May–30 September 1794, ed. David R. Hoth and Carol S. Ebel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2011, p. 41.]