Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04429 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Place Written: New Haven, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 December 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 24.4 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
Shaw relates that three men have asked him to recommend them for the same office (Collector of Customs for Rhode Island). Shaw also knows of a fourth man applying for the position who did not ask for a recommendation. Of the four men, (Colonel Henry Sherburne, Major Lyman, Colonel Peck and Colonel Olney), Shaw gives Colonel Peck the highest recommendation.
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