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Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832 to Henry Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04781 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 November 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 15.8 cm Order a Copy

Knox's son, Henry Jackson, writes his "Uncle" Henry Jackson of the Knox family's journey from Boston to New York and then from New York to Philadelphia, with a stop at Samuel Ogden's. Tells of a horse that drowned on the journey.

Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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