Colors for the Greyheads of Alexandria
Document 1798Washington asks McHenry to provide colors [a flag] for the "Greyheads" of Alexandria who have formed a company to provide for the defense of the town and its vicinity. They would like Mrs. Washington to present the colors to them.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Washington asks McHenry to provide colors [a flag] for the "Greyheads" of Alexandria who have formed a company to provide for the defense of the town and its vicinity. They would like Mrs. Washington to present the colors to them.
Date
07/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Mount Vernon
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798072740001
Page start
1
Note
Mostly illegible.
Marked "Private."
Notable persons
James McHenry
George Washington
Mrs. Washington
greyheads of Alexandria
respectable old people
Company for the defense of the town
Republicans
Bachite Republicans
Notable locations
Mount Vernon
Alexandria
Notable items
motto
want of colors
town and its vicinity