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Allen, Jeremiah, fl. 1774-1791 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04250 Author/Creator: Allen, Jeremiah, fl. 1774-1791 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 June 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Mentions that his friend Captain Josiah Roberts asked him whether Mr. [Samuel] Shaw has a captain for his ship yet for his next voyage. Allen promised to write and ask, as well as to recommend Roberts for the post, declaring that he himself took a voyage with Roberts and never knew a "more compleat sailor."

Allen, Jeremiah, fl. 1774-1791
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Roberts, Josiah, fl. 1789-1791

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