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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Duer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04993 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 14 June 1791 Pagination: 2 p. ; 32.3 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Writes, "Mr. Samuel Ogden transmitted by the post yesterday to the Massachusetts [committee] a full [renumeration] of my claim on the eastern lands..." Says this will make things easier for Henry Jackson. Discusses the details of two drafts for $5,000. Has given them to Captain Randall and hopes Duer will accept them. Tells Duer that his son William has been injured in a fall.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Duer, William, 1747-1799

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