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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to [William] Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03595 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph note signed Date: 28 June 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Note stating that Knox is returning signed diplomas for the Rhode Island Society (presumably the Rhode Island branch of the Society of the Cincinnati) to Jackson. Signed in text by Knox, who writes in the third person.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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