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Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04369 Author/Creator: Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 Place Written: Marietta, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 September 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Apparently sends condolences to the Knox family (likely regarding the recent death of one of Knox's children). Writes that he would be happy to receive a line from Knox and answer any questions Knox might have about Sargent's area of the country. Is anxious for the Governor to arrive, because he needs to determine which lands the Governor would like to settle on, so that Sargent can set up his own home and agricultural fields. Discusses the military staff present in Ohio and the prospects of Congress sending more people. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.

Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Harmar, Josiah, 1753-1813

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