Knox, William, 1756-1795 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00592 Author/Creator: Knox, William, 1756-1795 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 May 1777 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 32.4 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Reports that he has not recently written to Henry, his brother, due to a "violent inflamation of my blood, which threw itself into my arms & hands in such a manner as to deprive me of the use of them for some days..." Discusses raising a sum of money pertaining to Colonel Jackson (possibly Henry Jackson).
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