Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03498 Author/Creator: Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 March 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 23.6 x 21.4 cm. Order a Copy
Asks Knox to ensure the enclosed letter (not present) gets on the packet and apologizes for troubling Knox with his private matters. Discusses the upcoming election for the governorship of Massachusetts. States that John Hancock will have 3/4ths or 4/5ths of the votes and that "Lincoln is very popular but he with Bowdoin is damned by his connections (Higginson & Co.). I give you this information because Harry & many of your good Friends are blind."
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