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Letter to Henry Knox, August 8, 1794 |
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TRANSCRIPT GLC 2437.53.84
George Washington. Letter signed: German Town, to Henry Knox, 1794 August 8. 1 p. + doc. and address leaf.
German Town Friday 8 oclock PM
8 Aug 1794
(Private)
Dear Sir
Mr. Bradfords letter (which I presume you have seen, and) which was sent to me by Express, conveyed to my mind a different idea than it is now impressed with, from the Secretary of States account of the conversation he has had with Colo. Neville and Major Lenox. – I concluded from the first (combined with the articles in the Morning Gazettes) that the Insurrection West of the Mountains was not only general, but that the [strike-out] Insurgents were on the point of embodying- & would receive no mission. – Under these circumstances I could see no propriety in the absence of the Officers of the government – nor how I could stand justified in permitting the measure. – But as I do not perceive that the Accts. of the Inspector & Marshall place matters in a worse light than they stood before – I consent to your pursuing your plan - & wish you a good journey & a safe & speedy return.
Yours always
Go: Washington
[docket]
German Town, Near Philadelph PM
8 th [1]794
The President of the United States
[inserted – diff. hand: Original No 34]
[address]
General Knox
Philadelphia
Notes: Published in Fitzpatrick, John C. The Writings of George Washington. v. 33, pp. 461-2.
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