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Edwards, Richard, fl. 1790 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04584 Author/Creator: Edwards, Richard, fl. 1790 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 15 April 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Asks Knox for help in obtaining an appointment in the army. Says during the year of 1787 he had the honor of serving under Colonel [Henry] Jackson and heard that troops were once again being raised.

Edwards, Richard, fl. 1790
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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