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Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05891 Author/Creator: Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 May 1793 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy

Mentions a Frenchman who is with the Wabash Indians (not an interpreter) and who asked President Washington for a pair of boots and some stockings. Washington wants the man to be given the items if he has not received them before. Tells Knox "you should know of nothing to make it improper." Letterpress copy.

Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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