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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00380 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph note signed Date: 15 July 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 10 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Requests that his brother pay ten dollars to Thomas Henley or order that amount withdrawn. A note from Henley on the bottom indicates that the money should be paid to Samuel Conant and the docket identifies the note as an "Order in favor of Mr. Conant."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Henley, Thomas, ?-1776
Conant, Samuel, 1722-1788

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