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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00870 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 January 1781 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 16.8 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the hiring of a new servant and asks his brother William to look for someone "rather small in stature" among other qualitfications. Makes reference to the "affair of Tarleton & Sumpter."

Knox, William, 1756-1795
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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