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Letter signed : Head Quarters, Valley Forge, to Colonel Charles Lewis, 1778 Mar. 21.

BIB_ID
136762
Accession number
MA 878.7
Creator
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Display Date
1778 Mar. 21.
Credit line
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 33.9 cm
Notes
Col. Charles Lewis was of the Fourteenth Virginia Regiment. He resigned Mar. 28, 1778.--Cf. Fitzpatrick.
Part of a collection of 24 letters and documents of George Washington. See collection record for MA 878 for more information.
Written in the autograph of Robert Hanson Harrison, and signed by Washington.
Summary
Concerning Lewis's desire to resign his commission, discussing the consequences of his decision and begging him to reconsider.