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Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04143 Author/Creator: Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 March 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 32.9 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Asks him to forward the enclosed letter to Mr. [Samuel] Ogden. Provides a brief report on politics (apparently election results) in New England.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

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