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Faesch, John Jacob, 1729-1799 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03808 Author/Creator: Faesch, John Jacob, 1729-1799 Place Written: Morristown, New Jersey Type: Letter signed Date: February 27, 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox, "It is with the most poignant grief I inform you of the departure of my dear partner, who after a severe illness of near four weeks took her leave of this scene of trouble on Saturday the 23d Instant..."

Faesch, John Jacob, 1729-1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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