Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Winthrop Sargent
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10314 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 December 1794 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 40.4 x 25.7 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses Sargent's desire to be present at the next Congressional session, though the request was denied. Discusses the situation with the Indians in the Cincinnati region. States that "the poor Indians I believe are irrecvocably doomed by Fate to be extirpated." Extensive water damage renders ink difficult to read. Watermarked. Letterpress copy.
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