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Attwood, Catherine, fl. 1782 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01387 Author/Creator: Attwood, Catherine, fl. 1782 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 April 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Mrs. Attwood (nee Ten eyck) writes to ask Knox for a permit to travel from New York to New Jersey for the improvement of her health, and also to visit her sister who is staying at "Raritan at Mrs. Van Wyck's."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Attwood, Catherine, fl. 1782

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