Letter to Gov. Henry Lee of Virginia [manuscript] 27 Aug. 1794. 1794.

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Letter to Gov. Henry Lee of Virginia [manuscript] 27 Aug. 1794. 1794.

Letter concerning fortifications at Norfolk, Va. and a troop of cavalry required from Virginia.

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