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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03004 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Annapolis, Maryland Type: Autograph letter Date: 24 May 1784 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.2 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Expresses his mortification at arriving in Annapolis the day Washington left. Reports that "...all the necessary business will not be finished before Congress adjourns." Discusses a matter pertaining to the recommendation "of the Gentlemen of Family" to Congress. Knox's retained draft.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Humphreys, David, 1752-1818

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