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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Jeremiah Wadsworth

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04003 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 October 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 22.1 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Instructs Wadsworth to deliver a sum of money to Knox's brother, William, who is managing War Office business in his absence.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804

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