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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Adams and Benjamin Franklin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02805 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1783 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

First part, addressed to Benjamin Franklin, introduces a gentleman, Jeremiah Platt, "who has just returned from a long exile of seven years, in which period he has in every instance approved himself a ... upright citizen of the republick ... " The second part, addressed to John Adams, also serves as an introduction to the same gentleman.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Platt, Jeremiah, fl. 1785

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