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Stringer, Samuel, 1725-? to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00461 Author/Creator: Stringer, Samuel, 1725-? Place Written: Weston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 October 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 29.7 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Signed Philocles. Because he is impatient, asks Knox to deliver a letter (not included). A post script notes that the woman to receive the letter is going to Salem, if she has left, Knox should deliver the letter upon her return.

Stringer, Samuel, 1725-?
Knox, William, 1756-1795

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