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Randall, Thomas, ?-1811 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03810 Author/Creator: Randall, Thomas, ?-1811 Place Written: Madeira, Portugal Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 27, 1788 Pagination: 2 p : address : docket ; Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Writes on his way to China. Thanks Knox for taking interest in the affairs of him and Shaw, United States Consul at Canton (present-day Guangzhou, China). Asks Knox to send his apologies to Mr. Jay for not giving him more notice that he was ready to sail.

Randall, Thomas, ?-1811
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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