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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Benjamin M. Stoddert

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07321 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 October 1799 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 24.7 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Knox received Stoddert's letter of October 6 "through Capt. Nicholson." He is grateful to Stoddert for commissioning his son "on board of the constellation." The ship has not arrived yet in New York, however, and Knox asks that Stoddert order his son Henry to duty immediately when the ship is ready.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Stoddert, Benjamin, 1751-1813

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