Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Haskins
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03287 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 26 July 1786 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy
Marked "copy" in docket. Discusses the "pitiable case" of Haskins's son-in-law, Mr. John Inman, who has been imprisoned for debt and has become "deprived of his reason." Upon hearing about the case, Knox took a physician to evaluate him and then decided to help him make arrangements with his creditors.
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