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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to James Freeman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01327 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 January 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 33 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Refers to a letter received from Captain James Freeman asking for information about how Freeman might settle his military salary account with Congress (see GLC02437.01310). Knox encloses the resolve of Congress which describes the requirements for getting an account settled, as well as a certificate from Joseph Carleton, Secretary to the War Office, which states that certain parties had their accounts settled by a scale of depreciation better than the one used in Congress's resolve.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Freeman, James, fl. 1781-1783
Carleton, Joseph, 1754-1812

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