Hichborn, Joseph D., fl. 1789 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04434 Author/Creator: Hichborn, Joseph D., fl. 1789 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 December 1789 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy
Discusses recent financial difficulties, and asks to borrow money from Knox "to appear a little decent as were I lodg'd they have taken all my Cloths I should have wait'd on you myself But my dress was such that I was asham'd..." Previously asked Knox's brother, William, for help in obtaining prize money he is owed for serving as an officer on the Alliance under Captain John Paul Jones. Requests Knox to advance him the sum.
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