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How, Marius, fl. 1805 to John Wyllie

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07902 Author/Creator: How, Marius, fl. 1805 Place Written: Bristol, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 19, 1805 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Writes to ask if Wyllie will help them, through his position on the State Legislature, get approval to appoint a Justice of the Peace for the Walpole section of Bristol. Declares that the town would like to appoint Mr. David C. Burr, who he claims is a "true & genuine Federalist." Also suggests that he contact Henry Knox for assistance if Knox is in Boston. Also warns that a deceitful "Rank Jacobin" (no name provided) may be trying to obtain the same position in a Federalist guise, and urges that the governor does not nominate him.

Wyllie, John, fl. 1805
How, Marius, fl. 1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Burr, David C., fl. 1805

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