Knox requests Doughty's insights into the Harmar expedition
Document 1790Letter, asks for details of Harmar's expedition.
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[30 Augt 1790
Mr Lear's Letter
(Private)]
Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Letter, asks for details of Harmar's expedition.
Date
12/30/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790123000001
Page start
1
Note
Letter is written in the hand of Knox
Notable persons
John Doughty
Henry Knox
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
private
I have just received your letter
cannot easily express my chagrin on the occasion
seen you on account of the late expedition of what we have had no artful details
pray you therefore to hasten your arrival in this city in order to afford
judgement of the measures necessary to be adopted