Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1822 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.07147-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
7 June 1798
Author/Creator
Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1822
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 25.9 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Asks on behalf of the President, John Adams, for Knox's opinion concerning the ability of Samuel Nicholson and whether he should be appointed to a new command. At the time, Nicholson was assigned command of the USS Constitution. Noted as written at the Treasury department. Marked "private."

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