Failure to Reply to Letters
Document 1797Letter, describes the reasons he has been unable to answer McHenry's letters.
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James S. Henry Esqa
Secretary of War
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, describes the reasons he has been unable to answer McHenry's letters.
Date
05/29/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Mount Vernon
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797052940001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
George Washington
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
Notable items
letter
source
information
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table
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candlelight
company
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great luminary
retire
writing table
letters
lights
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