Cox, James, 1751-1834 [receipt for drawing lessons for Knox's children]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04959 Author/Creator: Cox, James, 1751-1834 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document signed Date: May 27, 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy
Receipt in Knox's hand and signed by Cox. The receipt is for eight pounds one shilling that Knox paid Cox, an English-born drawing master in Philadelphia, for teaching his daughter Lucy and his son Harry "the art of drawing and for colors."
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