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Hazen, Moses, 1733-1803 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04430 Author/Creator: Hazen, Moses, 1733-1803 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 December 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 16.1 cm Order a Copy

Hopes for a final settlement of his affairs, presumably his military accounts. Notes that when he entered the service, he was promised an indemnification of his losses in Canada, and a commission was appointed to hear related evidence. Congress has since failed to confirm the commission's findings, and Hazen does not know who is responsible for the long delay in settling his affairs.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hazen, Moses, 1733-1803

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