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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04455 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 31 Decmeber 1789 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22.8 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Recommends a mutual acquaintance, Daniel Lyman, a former aide-de-camp to General [William] Heath, to Knox and asks for his help in assisting Lyman in his career. Notes Lyman wishes an appointment in the revenue department when Rhode Island accedes to the Confederation. Signature has been clipped.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Lyman, David, fl. 1779-1789
Heath, William, 1737-1814

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