Burke, Aedanus, 1743-1802 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04214 Author/Creator: Burke, Aedanus, 1743-1802 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 May 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 16.3 cm Order a Copy
Mentions that he has tried unsuccessfully to "raise a subscription for the unfortunate Baron," likely the Baron de Glasbeech. Writes that there is nothing more he can do, except to send good wishes, and that he is "much mortified by it." A pencil note near the signature, likely written at a later date, states, "Who wrote against the Cincinnati," a reference to Burke's attacks on the Society.
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