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Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03869 Author/Creator: Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 May 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Discusses Connecticut politics, mentioning James Wadsworth. Promises to send pumpkin seeds from his garden. Mentions that Mr [Joel] Barlow [see GLC02437.03874] will be travelling on a packet for France, and will be able to take care of George.

Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Greene, George Washington, 1776-1793
Wadsworth, James, 1730-1817

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