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Sherman, Isaac, fl. 1789 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04147 Author/Creator: Sherman, Isaac, fl. 1789 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 March 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Would like to solicit an appointment in the new government, and therefore in preparation would like to serve in a public office in Knox's department. Asks whether Knox might hire him for a short time.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sherman, Isaac, fl. 1789

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