Parsons, Samuel Holden (b. 1835) to J. Willard
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03305 Author/Creator: Parsons, Samuel Holden (b. 1835) Place Written: Middletown, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 December 1860 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy
Parsons, perhaps a descendant of General Samuel Holden Parsons (1737-1789), writes to Mr. Willard: "Herewith I send a copy of the correspondence between General Knox and General Parsons which you desired. I have compared the copy carefully with the original. You desire me to inform of the expence of copying- I have made no charges, in as much as the copying was done by my clerk to occupy a leisure moment." See GLC02437.03306 for the copies to which he refers.
The creator, Samuel Holden Parsons is the grandson of the General of the same name.
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