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Coffin, Thomas A., 1754-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02075 Author/Creator: Coffin, Thomas A., 1754-1810 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 April 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Requests Knox's help in obtaining a passport from General George Washington to allow him to travel to Boston and back to see his family without obstruction.

Coffin, Thomas A., 1752-1796
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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