Wait, Thomas Baker, 1762-1830 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07454 Author/Creator: Wait, Thomas Baker, 1762-1830 Place Written: Brunswick, Maine Type: Manuscript letter Date: 28 August 1800 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 19.1 cm, Width: 15.4 cm Order a Copy
Thomas Wait read in a Portland newspaper that the Inspector for the port of Portland died and would like Knox to exert his influence on President Adams to place Wait in the vacant position.
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