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TRANSCRIPT
GLC 2437.25.135
Henry
Knox. Letter signed: New York, to
George Washington, 1790 February 11. 2
p.
New-York
the 11th of February 1790
[inserted
– different hand: To
Washington]
(Private)
From
the firmest persuasion of mind that you will receive this note with the same
cordiality that it is dictated, permit me my dear dear friend to felicitate you
on the return of your birth day.
This
effusion of an heartfelt affection, as far removed from a cold compliment, to
your present political station, as the extreme effulgence of the Sun is to utter
darkness, I could not bring myself <to> offer in person, well knowing my
own weakness on the occasion.
May
you live, and tread the small theatre of this globe, while your health and
happiness, shall render life desireable [2] but no longer –
I
do not wish you long life as the greatest blessing, believing Strongly the
immortality of the mind, and that the next grade of existence will present you
with joys highly superior to any attendant on the best possible situation in
this.
I
am my dear Sir
most affectionately
Your friend
H Knox
General
Washington
Notes:
Published in Twohig, Dorothy et al. The
Papers of George Washington. Presidential
Series v. 5:130-131.
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