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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Jonathan Pollard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03241 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 February 1786 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 23.3 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a petition of Pollard's that has been active since 1781, apparently for pay from when Pollard worked for General William Heath. Says it must be renewed, noting that Robert Morris was not yet Superintendent of Finance when it was filed.

Pollard, Jonathan, fl. 1749-1786
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806
Heath, William, 1737-1814

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