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Pintard, John M., ?-1811 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04979 Author/Creator: Pintard, John M., ?-1811 Place Written: Madeira, Portugal Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 June 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Written by Pintard as the U.S. Consul in Madeira to Knox as Secretary of War. Note of introduction for Mr. John Halsey. Says he is a worthy gentleman and "a warm advocate for the cause of America."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Pintard, John Marsden, ?-1811
Halsey, John, fl. 1791

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