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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Clement Biddle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03838 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 April 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.6 x 20.9 cm. Order a Copy

Knox, Secretary of War, replies to a 10 April letter from Biddle. Discusses "furnishing the Pennsylvania quota of troops with rations," noting that he wrote a public letter to Biddle on the same topic (this letter is marked "private" on the docket). Writes, "I wish the business would be worthy of your attention- The treasury are so poor that they cannot make other payments than by warrants." Regrets that he can not assist Biddle more in the matter. Noted as "a copy" on the docket.

Clement Biddle was a soldier in the American Revolution. After the war he was a merchant and United States marshal in Philadelphia (1787-93).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814

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