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Avery, John, 1739-1806 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07858 Author/Creator: Avery, John, 1739-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 2 June 1804 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Writes that he was directed to inform Knox that both houses of the Legislature in Massachusetts have elected him to serve as "a Counsellor to advise the Governor in the executive part of Government the current year."

Avery, John, 1739-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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