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Broome, Samuel, 1735-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03673 Author/Creator: Broome, Samuel, 1735-1810 Place Written: New Haven, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 October 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23.4 cm, Width: 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Asks Knox if he would give James Jarvis a personal assessment of Broome's character and situation in life. Comments there have been reports to his [Broome's] prejudice and that his name can only be cleared by a statement coming from a gentleman.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Broome, Samuel, 1735-1810

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