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Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04849 Author/Creator: Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 4, 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Writes that "the Collector of Taxes has twice called on me for rates that have been due for some time." Directed him to speak to Mr. [Nicholas] Hoffman since he did not have an order from Knox to discharge them.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797
Fish, Nicholas, 1758-1833
Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800

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