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Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04717 Author/Creator: Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 September 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox of his travel plans and about adding subscribers to "Mrs. Warrens poems." Page two includes notes written in Knox's hand regarding what appears to be cargo on a vessel. Also includes calculations in an unknown hand.

Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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