- GLC#
- GLC02437.05468-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 17 May 1792
- Author/Creator
- Hull, William, 1753-1825
- Title
- to Henry Knox
- Place Written
- Newton, Massachusetts
- Pagination
- 1 p. : address : docket Height: 30.4 cm, Width: 18.6 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Writes that he only just received Knox's letter of 7 May. Was informed by General [John] Brooks that Brooks declined his appointment as a Brigadier General. As for his own appointment, since accepting would dramatically change his life, he hopes Knox will allow him to spend a bit more time making the decision. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature.
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