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Murray, John, 1742-1793 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00177 Author/Creator: Murray, John, 1742-1793 Place Written: Mount Pisgah, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 August 1774 Pagination: 1p. : address : Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 16.3 cm Order a Copy

Congratulates Knox on his recent marriage to Lucy Flucker. Henry and Lucy wed in June of 1774. Reverend Murray was pastor of the church at Boothbay, in the province of the Massachusetts-Bay.

Murray, John, 1742-1793
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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