Helping Travis Wingale Get Acquainted with the City

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Helping Travis Wingale Get Acquainted with the City

Description

Sullivan asks Knox to help his friend Travis Wingale get acquainted with New York by introducing him to some of Knox's friends in in the city.

year created

1787

month created

01

day created

14

author

sent from location

Durham, New Hampshire

recipient

sent to location

New York

in image

notable person/group

Henry Knox
John Sullivan
Trvis Wingale, delegate from this State to Congress

notable location

Durham

notable item/thing

long acquaintance and friendship
scholar
gentleman

notable phrase

He is a stranger in New York and I shall esteem it a great favor if you will please to make him acquainted with some of the first [?] characters there.

document number

1787011440001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) NAR03 (2 pages) Collection: Sullivan Photocopies ACC 1928-1(v) B:1, Jan-Jun 1787

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Sullivan Durham, New Hampshire [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox New York [n/a]