Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02513 Author/Creator: Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816 Place Written: Princeton, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy
Written by Confederation Congressman Hawkins to Major General Knox. Encloses a letter for Captain Hopkins from General Robert Howe (not included here). Mentions that there are dispatches from diplomats before Congress. Says "I can only inform you that the definitive treaty was not signed on the 27th of July."
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