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George Washington to Tench Tilghman requesting employment for his nephew, Corbin, 14 July 1784

Title
George Washington to Tench Tilghman requesting employment for his nephew, Corbin, 14 July 1784.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1784]
Physical Description
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Notes
Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Signer of the U.S. Constitution. Notes: Published in Fitzpatrick, John C. The Writings of George Washington. 27: 444-45.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Summary
Washington writes on behalf of his nephew, Corbin Washington, who is inclined to enter into a Mercantile walk of life. Washington says he knows little of Corbin but asks his former aide Tilghman if it would be convenient for you to take him into your counting House, and immediately under your eye... Tilghman died later this year.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2024
Genre/Form
Correspondence
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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