Mr. King's Secretary
Document 1797Letter, encloses letters for Washington and Adams; discusses Mr. King's hiring of secretary.
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[Sep. 22 Hague
1 Nov} 1797 — Oct. 13 —
fm
Wm V. Murray]
[Wm V. Murray]
In Hague 1. Nov. 1797.
The enclosed letter to Gen. Washington
is left open for your perusal — You will seal it
in the same envelope & Send it.
The other may send to Mr Adams, the
Presid.t — they are papers — with a line.
I never hear from you!! — Mr King
wrote to me not long since telling me as his Brother is
to leave him he had written for Mr Hensley [undecipherable]: to
come to him as Sec.y — I wrote & begged him if H. did not accept
to write my friend Mr J. McHenry — but to day I got a letter from
him — Hensley has arrived unexpectedly with Mr Tilghman!
heaven bless you.
W.V.M.
I [undecipherable] write & have often.
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, encloses letters for Washington and Adams; discusses Mr. King's hiring of secretary.
Date
11/01/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
The Hague
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797110140001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Vans Murray
Genl Washington
Mr. Adams
Mr. King
Mr. McHenry
Mr. Henesley
Mrs Tilghman.
Notable locations
The Hague
Maryd [Maryland].
Notable items
letter
perusal
seal
pray send
president
papers
secy [secretary]

