Bourne, Sylvanus, 1761-1817 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04585 Author/Creator: Bourne, Sylvanus, 1761-1817 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 April 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy
Signed in text. Note left for Knox as he was not home when Bourne came to call. States that he wanted to discuss with Knox about "when the foreign arrangments [sic] will take place..." Asks Knox to speak to the President, George Washington, on his behalf regarding his candidacy for a position abroad in the public agency. Date previously inferred, added later in pencil. See GLC02437.04587 for Knox's response to Bourne's letter.
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