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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Foster

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03929 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 July 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.4 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Discusses Foster's debt (Foster had previously asked Knox for assistance with a petition to Congress related to his debt).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Foster, William, fl. 1788-1789

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