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Swan, James, 1754-1830 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03911 Author/Creator: Swan, James, 1754-1830 Place Written: Brighton, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 June 1788 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Swan writes from Brighthelmstone, possibly Brighton, England. Remarks, "There is a coldness and indifference - so far distant from your Letters when I was at home, that chills my heart & forces a discharge, very involuntary of the warmth with which it is animated in love of you and your family." Written in Brighthelmstone

Swan, James, 1754-1830
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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