Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02691 Author/Creator: Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy
Informs Knox that Congress has voted to "discharge the National Debt," and that one party had wanted to insert a clause to "exclude the Commutation & confirm it solely to discharge the foreign debt," though this clause did not pass.
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