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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00585 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Morristown, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 May 1777 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 21.2 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Informs Lucy that Mr. Edes of Boston will soon be leaving Morristown. Looks forward to receiving more letters from Lucy. Text loss on both pages due to paper loss and repair.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Edes, Peter, 1756-1840

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