Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04418 Author/Creator: Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 November 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 19.8 cm. Order a Copy
Has browsed Knox's statement on the Flucker Estate and plans to attend to the matter of the creditors. Asks Knox to recommend that his friend [John] Tucker be appointed to the position of clerk of the Supreme Court, implying that the appointment would help Knox's case. Notes that Mr. Jay is already in support of Tucker. Stamped "Boston" and "Paid." Marked "private" on the address leaf.
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