Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.03799

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GLC#
GLC02437.03799-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 17, 1788
Author/Creator
Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 18.7 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Encloses a letter to be forwarded to General [Arthur] St. Clair. Had assumed he would meet St. Clair in New York and that an Indian treaty would be negotiated by St. Clair in April. Plans to remain in Boston until the meeting of the Ohio Company, to be held in March at Providence, Rhode Island. Refers to Ohio Company business, mentioning Captain [Thomas] Hutchins. Mentions the majority by which the United States Constitution was passed in Massachusetts.

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