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Ruggles, Samuel, fl. 1787-1791 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04825 Author/Creator: Ruggles, Samuel, fl. 1787-1791 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 January 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30.1 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy

Writes on behalf of "the widow of Hector McNeill." Thanks Knox for helping her sort out her late husband's business and credit affairs. Says it has saved her the expense and time of having to hire someone to travel to New York to deal with his creditors.

Ruggles, Samuel, fl. 1787-1791
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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