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Flint, Royal, 1754-1797 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04537 Author/Creator: Flint, Royal, 1754-1797 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 March 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 16.4 cm Order a Copy

Says that [Jeremiah] Wadsworth informed Flint that Knox wished to erase his endorsement from a previous note given by William Duer. Encloses the note so that Knox can erase his name, and asks him to return it when he is finished. Docket states that the note relates to Mrs. [Catharine] Greene.

Flint, Royal, 1754-1797
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Duer, William, 1747-1799
Greene, Catharine Littlefield, 1755-1814
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804

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