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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Duer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03969 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 August 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Discusses a [financial] settlement involving Platt, Peirce, and the payment of warrants. Plans to sail 22 August 1788 for Penobscot (in present-day Maine), and does not expect to return until 20 September. Presents his respects to Lady Kitty Duer, William's wife.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Duer, William, 1747-1799

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