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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Daniel Parker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02925 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 January 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 33.2 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Knox encloses a letter (not included) for Parker, of Daniel Parker & Co., a firm that supplied troops with provisions. Writes that the enclosure proves the "agonizing state of mind of my dear friend..." who had planned to gain passage on Parker's ship. Asks Parker to "keep the door open for him untill three or four days previous to the vessells sailing." Location inferred.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Parker, Daniel, fl. 1781-1791

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