Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Silas Talbot
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07468 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 08 October 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy
Knox asks Talbot "to receive on board of the Constitution on the pay of an ordinary seaman, but to act as a midshipman Master Thomas Fluker, brother to Francis Fluker who has heretofore sailed under your orders."
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