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Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05000 Author/Creator: Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 June 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Livingston tells Knox that he is enclosing "the Collectors receipt for the Taxes assessed on the House you occupied last year" (not included). Stamped "FREE" on verso.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797

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