Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02726 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: Princeton, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 October 1783 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 22.8 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses his experience with Congress, in particular, making forced compromises in order to bring about a successful end to Knox's business. "I need not tell you how happy I am that this matter is at last brought to a close. Instead of one, it seems a twelvemonth since I left you, - the chagrin and mortification inseparable from an attendance on Congress is beyond any thing."
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