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Wetmore, William, 1749-1830 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00065 Author/Creator: Wetmore, William, 1749-1830 Place Written: Salem, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 May 1773 Pagination: 1p. +addr.+docket. 19 cm. x 15.7 cm. Order a Copy

Inquires about books. Asks Knox if Wilkins' "Anglo-Saxon Laws" is the latest edition and who the author of the tragedy "Adulateur" is. Wetmore was a lawyer in Salem, Massachusetts.

Wetmore, William, 1749-1830
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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