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Sullivan, John, 1740-1795 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03415 Author/Creator: Sullivan, John, 1740-1795 Place Written: Durham, New Hampshire Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 14, 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 30.1 cm, Width: 17.4 cm Order a Copy

Sullivan, the Governor of New Hampshire, writes that based on their long acquaintance and friendship, he takes the liberty to introduce his good friend Paine Wingate, delegate to Congress from New Hampshire. Writes that "he is a stranger in New York and I shall esteem it a great favor if you will please to make him acquainted with some of the first characters there. You will find him the scholar the Gentleman, and the man of sense every mark of attention paid to him by you will be gratefully acknowledged."

Sullivan, John, 1740-1795
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wingate, Paine, 1739-1838

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