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Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) to Henry Knox to the hand of Henry Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07159 Author/Creator: Williams, Jonathan (1750-1815) Place Written: Mount Pleasant Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 July 1798 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; 22.4 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

Offer his congratulations on an appointment to the army and discusses other business. Noted as written at Mount Pleasant, state unknown.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815

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