Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Samuel H. Parsons, James M. Varnum, and John C. Symmes
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03806 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 23 Ferbuary 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy
Knox writes to Parsons, Varnum, and Symmes, the first judges of the Northwest Territory. Introduces Thomas H. Cushing, who served in the army during the Revolutionary war and plans to settle in the Northwest Territory. Recommends Cushing for the position of clerk of the court for the Northwest Territory. Docketed as a "Copy of a Circular letter."
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