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Glasbeech, Baron de, fl. 1781-1789 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04207 Author/Creator: Glasbeech, Baron de, fl. 1781-1789 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 May 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Has enclosed a letter from Mr. Thomas Fitsimmons. Asks Knox for a "favorable subscription," a confirmation of Glasbeech's service and monetary relief. A note written at a later date on the top of the document misidentifies Glasbeech as the "Baron de Glasbeck." See GLC02437.04208 and GLC02437.04210 for related documents.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Glasbeech, Baron de, fl. 1781-1789

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