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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to David Cobb

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07384 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Montpelier, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 March 1800 Pagination: 3 p. ; 25.7 x 20.8 cm. Order a Copy

Knox offers effusive praise for the late George Washington. He speaks of the gratitude all the people of the United States owe Washington. Knox responds to Cobb's complaints of ill spirits and advises him to be active and trust that his body knows how to heal itself. Knox says of Napoleon "Bouneparte!", "what a glorious fellow! how completely he has routed the monster anarchy and made democracy for the present." Letterpress copy.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Cobb, David, 1748-1830
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Bonaparte, Napoleon, 1769-1821

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