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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04720 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 September 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Tells William he is anxious about his sister-in-law Mrs. "Horwood" (Hannah Flucker Harwood) paying a debt Henry Knox owed to Mr. Longman. Writes, "I hope there is no unnecessary delay on the part of Mrs Horwood - She appears to have answered the business with judgment and fidelity." Also asks about the state of the St. Lawrence lands and Mr. Malcolm's "state of mind respecting the balance."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart, fl. 1774-1796

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