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Warner, Jonathan, fl. 1790 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04552 Author/Creator: Warner, Jonathan, fl. 1790 Place Written: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 March 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 30 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Asks Knox for help in obtaining a position in shipbuilding. Refers to Knox's friendship with [Samuel] Shaw, who frequently travels by ship in his capacity as a trader. Asks that Knox recommend him to anyone who may need a shipbuilder in "York."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Warner, Jonathan, fl. 1790

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