Wade, John, fl. 1790 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04611 Author/Creator: Wade, John, fl. 1790 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 May 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.9 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy
Apologizes for distracting Knox from more important matters, but hopes that his eagerness to be part of the government will excuse his the presumptuousness. Asks Knox to inform him "in which of the States the troops will be raised, and whether (should not Pennsylvania be called up on to furnish a quota) officers will be chosen from any State but that, in which the men are recruited - "
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