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Hooper, Stephen, fl. 1791 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04840 Author/Creator: Hooper, Stephen, fl. 1791 Place Written: Newburyport, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 January 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 30.2 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy

Writes Knox saying others have advised him to submit his name to President George Washington "for an Office in the Excise." Hopes Knox's knowledge of his character and worthiness will help in the endeavor.

Hooper, Stephen, fl. 1791
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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