Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.04296

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GLC#
GLC02437.04296-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
20 July 1789
Author/Creator
Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 18.8 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Writes to recommend a friend, Mr. Hall, for a clerk's position under Knox in the War Department. Describes Mr. Hall's past military service as well as his misfortunes in civilian life, and describes him as old but honorable and of great ability.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

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