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Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03699 Author/Creator: Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 November 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 17.9 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that there is no money in the treasury of the Connecticut branch of the Society of the Cincinnati. Adds that he will ensure the money they owe to Major L'Enfant (for Society egale medals) will be paid to him as soon as possible.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804

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