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Webber, James (fl. 1784-1797) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04194 Author/Creator: Webber, James (fl. 1784-1797) Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 May 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : 23.4 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Copy of GLC02437.04193 with an additional post script noting that newspapers were sent in February.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Webber, James, fl. 1784-1797
Compson, Joseph, fl. 1789
Compson, Thomas, fl. 1789
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

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