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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Nathaniel Appleton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03625 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 July 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.4 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Appleton he has applied to Congress to appoint Appleton's son as consul to the Isle of France. Says that Congress has not yet developed a system which allows them to make such appointments, however, if a system was ever developed Knox believes Appleton's son would be probable.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Appleton, Nathaniel, 1731-1798

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