Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington

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GLC#
GLC02437.06510-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
September 2, 1795
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to George Washington
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
8 p. : Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 19.9 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Knox discusses public reaction to Jay's Treaty, which had just been ratified candidates to fill the vacant position of U.S. Attorney General, the arrival in the U.S. of Lafayette's son, who had just escaped from Revolutionary France, mutual friends, and his own family. Knox's retained draft.

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