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- GLC#
- GLC02437.07492-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 3 December 1800
- Author/Creator
- Henley, Samuel, fl. 1788-1795
- Title
- to Henry Knox
- Place Written
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 3 p. : docket ; Height: 26.9 cm, Width: 19.9 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- Creating a New Government
Noted as a copy. Speaks of his past services to Knox. Appears to be seeking employment from Knox either in training "young" men in the military or receiving a captain's commission in the Artillery. Requests Knox gives his letter to the current Secretary of War. Henley also included a letter from Knox written on 7 February 1799 which recommends Henley for a Majority or Captain's position. Docket notes, "David Henley."
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