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Billings, Andrew, 1743-1808 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02747 Author/Creator: Billings, Andrew, 1743-1808 Place Written: Poughkeepsie, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 November 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 31.9 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Discusses finished pieces (probably engraved cannon), the work that went into creating them and the price of that labor. Also mentions the settling of accounts.

Billings, Andrew, 1743-1808
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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