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Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04359 Author/Creator: Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 September 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Writes that their friend Mr. [Nathaniel] Barrett, the bearer of the letter, is applying to the President for the position in the Consulate of France. Relates that Mr. Barrett lived in France as a merchant and would be well-suited for the position. Hopes that if Knox agrees that Mr. Barrett is a good match for the position, he will second the nomination.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790
Barrett, Nathaniel, fl. 1786-1789
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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