Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Stephen Sayre
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04715 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 4 September 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy
Knox tells Sayre despite several letters sent to him, he still has not heard from Sayre. Says he presented Sayre's plan to the president. The magnitude of the plan was such that the president could not give an explicit answer. Talks about the "expectation of war between Great Britain and Spain" and the public attention it has managed to capture. Docketed by Knox.
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