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Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04188 Author/Creator: Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840 Place Written: Newburgh, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 April 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 31.8 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Hopes not to offend him by communicating his wishes. Repeats his desire to obtain an appointment with the new government, whether in the civil or military arena. Notes that in a 27 February 1787 letter to Cooper, Knox had expressed a favorable opinion of him. Apologizes for troubling Knox on the subject.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840

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