Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04816 Author/Creator: Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 January 1791 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22.7 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy
President George Washington's personal secretary Lear writes to Secretary of War Knox to find out if Knox knows anything about Samuel Ogden and the position of the New Jersey attorney general. Washington "is anxious to give in the nomination."
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