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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Stagg [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06173 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter Date: 16 August 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.3 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Stagg he will set sail tomorrow for St. George, Maine. Requests Stagg to relay a message to General [Henry] Jackson regarding instructions to the port along with the recent appointments made. A portion of the letter is missing.

Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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