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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05296 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 22, 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Writes that he has not "list[ed] the characters mentioned yesterday to any mortal." Declares that Arthur St. Clair has arrived, and that he has not seen him yet but will this morning.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799
St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818

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