Harper, Robert G., 1765-1825 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06636 Author/Creator: Harper, Robert G., 1765-1825 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 February 1796 Pagination: 3 p. ; 22.8 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy
Congratulates Knox on the "happy prospect of our affairs," and relates that Colonel [Timothy] Pickering has told him the Spanish treaty has just arrived. Discusses the peace that now will pervade the world, and speaks proudly of the works of the House of Representatives, of which he is a member while decrying its critics. Rejoices on Washington's birthday.
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