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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Phillips

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03752 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 5 January 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32.6 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Informs Phillips that Governor [George] Clinton is in Poughkeepsie, New York, and will not return for several months, so Knox cannot apply to him on Phillips's behalf. Sends two crowns, although he wishes he could send more.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Phillips, Thomas, fl. 1787-1800
Clinton, George, 1739-1812

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