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Craigie, Andrew, 1744-1819 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04596 Author/Creator: Craigie, Andrew, 1744-1819 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 May 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Signed in text. Asks "if the Genl. can, without inconvenience, lend him five hundred Dollars till the beginning of the Week." Knox dockets that it was not in his power to lend Craigie the money.

Craigie, Andrew, 1744-1819
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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