Lyman, Daniel, 1756-1830 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04541 Author/Creator: Lyman, Daniel, 1756-1830 Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 March 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy
Replies to Knox's letter from February. Relates that he forwarded letters from "some of our best Characters," (presumably including a letter from Knox), to President George Washington. Notes that if he obtains an appointment, "no circumstance can give me greater or more sensible pleasure than the medium through which it will be obtained."
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