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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Samuel Shaw [incomplete ?]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04569 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 March 1790 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 32 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

May be missing its beginning page(s). Discusses a proposal apparently geared to help Shaw and [Thomas] Randall avoid debt if "the Jay" (likely a ship) does not arrive according to plan. Mentions that he will likely not be able to write again before Shaw's departure, so he wishes Shaw a good voyage and safe trip home.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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