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Glasbreck, Baron de (fl. 1789) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04398 Author/Creator: Glasbreck, Baron de (fl. 1789) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 October 1789 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.1 x 16.1 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the payment of debts and the possibility of traveling to the Ohio region.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Glasbeech, Baron de, fl. 1781-1789

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