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Bourne, Sylvanus, 1761-1817 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03770 Author/Creator: Bourne, Sylvanus, 1761-1817 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 January 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 30 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Requests a response from a previous letter he sent to Knox, likely pertaining to a bill owed by the estate of Thomas Flucker, Knox's late father-in-law.

Bourne, Sylvanus, 1761-1817
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783

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