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Ford, Gabriel H., 1765-1849 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06201 Author/Creator: Ford, Gabriel H., 1765-1849 Place Written: Morristown, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 September 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 33.5 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a case between the representatives of General [Nathanael] Greene, James Warrington, and Joseph Blackford. Informs Knox he has been sent as a commissioner on the behalf of Warrington and Blackford. Requests Knox for a commissioner's name and residence.

Ford, Gabriel H., 1765-1849
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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