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Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03600 Author/Creator: Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 July 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 22.8 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy

Encloses an order for $400 from Messrs Sam Ward & Brother. Also describes plans for repaying a balance of Knox's. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804

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