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Gray, Lewis, fl. 1789 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04271 Author/Creator: Gray, Lewis, fl. 1789 Place Written: Hull, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 July 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Gray writes from the Custom House in Hull, England. Asks Knox to forward on an enclosed letter (not present) to Henry Jackson who he believes is still in Boston. In a postscripts, states that he has also forwarded some local newspapers to Knox.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Gray, Lewis, fl. 1789
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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