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Hull, William, 1753-1825 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09821 Author/Creator: Hull, William, 1753-1825 Place Written: Newton, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 January 1791 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 18.1 x 14.7 cm Order a Copy

Discusses a petition Michael Jackson is presenting to Congress for compensation for the wounds he received while [fighting in the Revolutionary War]. Says Jackson is requesting half of a Brigadier General's salary which was the rank he held at the close of the war. Encloses (not included) the memorial Jackson submitted to Congress in 1783.

Hull, William, 1753-1825
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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