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Smith, Samuel Stanhope, 1750-1819 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04994 Author/Creator: Smith, Samuel Stanhope, 1750-1819 Place Written: Princeton, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 June 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy

Tells Knox that his son Henry fell down several stairs in church "by a little inattention." Says the boy was alarmed at first because he had a bruised and swollen cheek, but he is now back in school and playing as usual.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Smith, Samuel Stanhope, 1750-1819

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