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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00839 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 September 1780 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 33.3 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that he has concluded some business settlement for him, perhaps including ordering a sword.

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800

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