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Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02059 Author/Creator: Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 April 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 34.6 x 21.4 cm. Order a Copy

Jonathan Trumbull Jr., Washington's secretary, relays Washington's request that General Knox be at Head Quarters the next day due to some important business "of a very particular Nature" that needs discussion and to bring General [Jedediah] Huntington with him. Noted as written at Head Quarters.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809
Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818

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