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- GLC#
- GLC02437.05318-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- February 12, 1792
- Author/Creator
- Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825
- Title
- to Henry Knox
- Place Written
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Pagination
- 2 p. : Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 19.7 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Written from Fort Washington, present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Marked "Private, Personal & Confidential." Provides his opinion that [Winthrop] Sargent should be kept on as Adjutant General, but only if the appointment is sanctioned with a rank. Discusses his merits as an officer in that position. Declares that he is making these observations without Sargent's knowledge. Provides some information on Fort Jefferson. Asks for news of Knox's wife and sends his respects.
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