Vermonnet, John, fl. 1794-1795 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06372 Author/Creator: Vermonnet, John, fl. 1794-1795 Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 March 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 31.8 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy
Congratulates Knox on his resignation from his position of Secretary at War. Expresses his sadness that Knox is leaving, but states that "I conceive easily that the fatigues of a war and the charges of an iminent post during a number of years are more then sufficient to make any person wish for tranquility which is only to be found in a Retired life. I therefore ristrain my grief, injoying [sic] the idea of your Happiness, and it is in those Sincere Sentiments that I have the honor to be with great Respect ..."
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