WASHINGTON GEORGE Autograph Letter Signed GWashington to Lee

Sale 2376 - Lot 157

Price Realized: $ 10,000

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Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

"OLD CONCERNS OF THE WAR . . . ARE STILL PRESSED UPON ME" WASHINGTON, GEORGE. Autograph Letter Signed, "G:Washington," to Lee Massey, inviting him to visit. 1 page, 4to; markedly toned overall, separations at folds with a vertical fold through "s" of signature (with minor loss), some loss at fold intersections (but mostly legible), backed, silked. sold as is. Mount Vernon, 10 July 1784

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". . . Business, & old concerns of the War, with which I have now nothing to do, are still pressed upon me. This, and Company, has left me little liezure hitherto to look into matters which more immediately relate to myself. but finding it necessary, I mean to devote my forenoons to business, while I give the after part of the day to my friends . . . . With this indulgence from my friends, their visits can never be unseasonable . . . ."