Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04508 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 February 1790 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.8 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Wishes Washington a happy birthday, "permit me my dear dear friend to felicitate you on the return of your birth day." "I do not wish you long life as the greatest blessing, believing strongly the immortality of the mind, and that the next grade of existence will present you with joys highly superior to any attendant on the best possible situation in this."
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