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Jones, Nicholas, fl. 1788-1789 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04304 Author/Creator: Jones, Nicholas, fl. 1788-1789 Place Written: Newburgh, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 July 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 32.6 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the formation of the new federal government, as well as his own opinions and concerns about how he was persecuted by "the Enemies of the Union."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jones, Nicholas, fl. 1788-1789

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