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- GLC#
- GLC02336
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- January 24, 1780
- Author/Creator
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Title
- to James Clinton
- Place Written
- Morristown, New Jersey
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Apologizes for not being able to extend Clinton's furlough any longer. There is a shortage of officers, so Clinton must return as soon as possible. Possibly written in the hand of Tench Tilghman, Washington's aide-de-camp.
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