Cook, David (ca. 1751-1823) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03337 Author/Creator: Cook, David (ca. 1751-1823) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 November 1786 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 22.8 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to offer himself as "a candidate to your Excellency, for an appointment to command a Company of Artillery" in the expedition to "quell" the Indians in the Western territories or any other expedition. Writes that Knox knows of his service in the war as well as the suffering he endured. Has "lost all that was dear to me in this world (my children excepted)" and would like to "remove my person from the scene of my late unhappy loss." Writes that since he is not at present engaged in any business, he would be able to raise a company at short notice.
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