15 April 1785
Parsons, Samuel Holden (1737-1789)
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Henry Knox
Requests that Knox, newly appointed Secretary at War, recommend him to Congress to command troops sent to garrison the western frontier. Writes, "I consider that Post an important One to secure the Amity of the Savages, and to prevent those undue practices which will probably destroy the Peace of the Frontiers."
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