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Holloway, John, 1744-1826 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07530 Author/Creator: Holloway, John, 1744-1826 Place Written: Portsmouth, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 May 1801 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

British Rear Admiral Holloway discusses Knox's nephews, Francis and Thomas Flucker. Informs Knox they obtained a [cadetship] for Thomas Flucker and requests Knox to send Thomas Flucker to [England?] .

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Holloway, John, 1744-1826
Flucker, George Francis Waldo, fl. 1796-1801
Flucker, Thomas, fl. 1796-1801

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