Autograph draft of a letter in the autograph of George Washington : to Count de Grasse, 1781 Sept. 25.

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Autograph draft of a letter in the autograph of George Washington : to Count de Grasse, 1781 Sept. 25.

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Asking his cooperation with the fleet in the Chesapeake Bay.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Laurens, John, 1754-1782

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