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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Measam

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00729 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 October 1778 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Written at Fredericksburgh. To Measam, deputy clothier stationed at Fishkill, New York. Discusses a deficiency of "waiscoats."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Measam, George, fl. 1778

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