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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Richard Butler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03944 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 21 July 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.7 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the possibility of Butler's reappointment [as superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Northern district]. Marked private.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Butler, Richard, 1743-1791

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