Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Winthrop Sargent

GLC02437.05892

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GLC#
GLC02437.05892-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
18 May 1793
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to Winthrop Sargent
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Later copy. References several of Sargent's letters and apologizes for not responding sooner. Hopes the arrival of "the Governor" will afford him an opportunity to visit the Atlantic States. Mentions the "political storm" pervading in Europe. Says the French are the cause of it. The copyist noted that the paper was thin and that he found the continuation of this letter with Colonel Sargent's son (see GLC02437.05894). It was copied on 21 November 1856. In the letter Knox continues his discussion of the French. Says "a little misfortune may teach them more moderation, and have a tendency to render their new 'republic' more stable."

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