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Oliver, Andrew, 1731-1799 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00124 Author/Creator: Oliver, Andrew, 1731-1799 Place Written: Salem, Massachusetts Type: Autograph note signed Date: 7 March 1774 Pagination: 1p. +addr.+docket. 17.2 cm. x 15.1 cm. Order a Copy

Reminds Knox about a year-old order for books that has not been filled. Wonders if the list he gave Knox has been lost. Oliver was one of the founders of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Philosophical Society.

Oliver, A. (Andrew), 1731-1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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