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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06468 Author/Creator: Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 July 1795 Pagination: 2 p. ; 32.3 x 20.7 cm. Order a Copy

Forwards a letter and informs Knox of various governmental events, including the signing of the resolutions by the democratic society of Philadelphia, as well as Jay's treaty and John Jay's negotiations with Great Britain. Noted as written at the War Office.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Jay, John, 1745-1829

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