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Bruce, Stephen, ?-1801 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04819 Author/Creator: Bruce, Stephen, ?-1801 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 January 1791 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Bruce asks Secretary of War Knox for "some appointment under the general Government." He suggests a role in the new militia. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.

Bruce, Stephen, ?-1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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