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Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04050 Author/Creator: Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817 Place Written: Dorchester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 11, 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Extremely faded and difficult to read. Discusses recent correspondence and appears to apologize for not replying sooner. Hopes to conclude some business (a funeral?) before Mr. Jones goes to Europe.

Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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