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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Robert Morris

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03146 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 May 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.6 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Transmits Morris a letter from Samuel Shaw, who served as Knox's aide during the Revolutionary War. Shaw hopes to gain employment from Morris in an unspecified position.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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