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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Samuel Smith

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07520 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 April 1801 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; 24.2 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Congratulates Smith on his appointment as Secretary of Navy. Recommends his friend Henry Jackson be appointed to the office of Naval Agent. Describes Jackson's background and notes his contribution to the war (Revolutionary War).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Smith, Samuel, 1752-1839
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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