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Cranch, Joseph, 1769-1791 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04016 Author/Creator: Cranch, Joseph, 1769-1791 Place Written: Portland, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 October 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 20.7 x 16.7 cm. Order a Copy

Solicits employment from Knox. Offers to clean some pistols in Springfield, Massachusetts. After the task is finished, will wait for Knox's further commands. Instructs Knox to direct his reply to the care of William Cranch in Boston.

Cranch, Joseph, 1769-1791
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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