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Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 to [Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03470 Author/Creator: Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 25, 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Has arrived in Philadelphia, but has not yet seen Mr. Morris. Describes a meeting he had with General George Washington in Alexandria. Notes that Washington received Knox's letter and that Washington was "highly delighted with the prospect of Peace and good order."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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