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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02064 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | Authorization for William Lee to return to Virginia |
| Date | 20 October 1779 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Pass authorized by the Council Chamber of the State of Massachusetts Bay and attested to by Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts John Avery releases Lee from Massachusetts on parole as of September 13, 1779. A note confirming Lee's right to passage home to Virginia was later written on the pass in Washington's hand. |
| Subjects | President Revolutionary War Military History Government and Civics Parole Prisoner of War Global History and Civics Loyalist |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts; West Point, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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