Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03975 Author/Creator: Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 August 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy
Huntington, Governor of Connecticut, transmits to Knox a copy of a letter he had previously erroneously sent to New York (Knox was at Boston). Asks for Knox's approval for Dr. Knight to fill in for Dr. Summer at his post in the Western frontier (refer to GLC02437.03959 for Huntington's earlier request).
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