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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Jefferson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04686 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: 12 August 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 33.3 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Secretary of War Knox writes Secretary of State Jefferson apparently in answer to Jefferson's question about the upcoming ceremony to ratify the peace treaty with the Creeks (see GLC02437.04689). Provides information regarding who may attend the ceremony, and asks Jefferson to call on him to discuss the details.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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