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Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01109 Author/Creator: Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 August 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22.5 x 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Introduces Knox to Joseph Whiting, relating that he and Whiting have a "mercantile connection." Recommends that George Washington grant Whiting permission to travel to New York to conduct business.

Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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