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Wallack, Moses, fl. 1795 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06350 Author/Creator: Wallack, Moses, fl. 1795 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 February 1795 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Mentions Knox's resignation as Secretary of War. Encloses recommendation letters and asks Knox to help him get a position in the military by forwarding the letters on to his successor [Timothy Pickering].

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Walluck, Moses, fl. 1795

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