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Greaton, Richard Humphrey (1765-1815) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04600 Author/Creator: Greaton, Richard Humphrey (1765-1815) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 May 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 30.4 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Knox for an appointment in the Army. Says he last served under Colonel Henry Jackson's commission and that he has always been fond of the military. Written from Roxbury, likely present day Boston, Massachusetts.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Greaton, Richard Humphrey, 1765-1815

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