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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to John Coudray

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03805 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 23 February 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.1 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Relates that he has received dispatches from General [Josiah] Harmar. Notes that he cannot recommend Coudray directly to General Huntington for an appointment, "as such a recommendation would be considered as improper the appointments [being] solely vested in the state." Expresses his hope that Coudray obtains the appointment if a vacancy arises.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Coudray, John, fl. 1788
Harmar, Josiah, 1753-1813

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