Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Nicholas Eveleigh
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04354 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: 11 September 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.1 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Informs Eveleigh that he is appointed Comptroller of the Treasury of the United States, and informs him of the salary. Adds that Captain Joseph [Hardy] has been employed in the Treasury Department for eight years and will make an excellent assistant for Eveleigh.
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