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Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03883 Author/Creator: Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 June 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Introduces Pierpont Edwards, who is in New York to take his seat in Congress.

Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Edwards, Pierpont, 1750-1826

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