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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00205 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Watertown, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 September 1775 Pagination: 1p. : docket ; Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 17.4 cm Order a Copy

Docket is written in another hand. Attempts to facilitate the sale of a stallion. Briefly mentions that two deserters will have to face the lash.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, William, 1756-1795

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