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Talbot, Silas (1751-1813) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07282 Author/Creator: Talbot, Silas (1751-1813) Place Written: On the ship Constitution Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 July 1799 Pagination: 1 p. ; 30.1 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

Talbot tells Knox that he has written President Adams to say he has returned his commission and expects to leave the Frigate Constitution. He has therefore antedated the certificate (probably Henry Jackson Knox Jr's appointment) which he evidently encloses. See GLC02437.07278 and GLC02437.07279 for related items.

Talbot, Silas, 1751-1813
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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