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Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05682 Author/Creator: Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 Place Written: Cincinnati, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 November 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Requests that Knox recommend a Mr. Sebastian (possibly Benjamin Sebastian) to fill any judicial vacancies that may arise in the Northwest Territory. Expects Judge [George] Turner to leave his seat.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
Sebastian, Benjamin, 1745-1834
Turner, George, 1750-1843

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