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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Udney Hay

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02531 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32.8 cm, Width: 22.7 cm Order a Copy

Grants Hay permission to retain some men to continue to work on his house. See GLC02437.02520 for Hay's request.

Hay, Udney, 1739-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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