Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1822 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07147 Author/Creator: Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1822 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 7 June 1798 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 25.9 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy
Asks on behalf of the President, John Adams, for Knox's opinion concerning the ability of Samuel Nicholson and whether he should be appointed to a new command. At the time, Nicholson was assigned command of the USS Constitution. Noted as written at the Treasury department. Marked "private."
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