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Jay, John, 1745-1829 [Knox's retained copy of a letter from John Jay to Lieutenant Colonel Silas Talbot]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00782 Author/Creator: Jay, John, 1745-1829 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Letter Date: 18 September 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 29.1 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Jay, President of Congress, writes "The Bravery & Spirit of enterprize you have on frequent occasions displayed in the service of your Country justly entitle you to the honour done you by the enclosed Act of Congress of the 17th Inst."

Jay, John, 1745-1829
Talbot, Silas, 1751-1813

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