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Reid, George, fl. 1806 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08005 Author/Creator: Reid, George, fl. 1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 February 1806 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 23.6 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Place name is illegible. Writes apologetically that the people of his region would like Reid to be appointed as a Justice of the Peace. Wonders about the propriety of nominating himself.

Reid, George, fl. 1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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