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Bird, Henry Merttins, 1755-1818 to Henry Knox [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05119 Author/Creator: Bird, Henry Merttins, 1755-1818 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter Date: 12 August 1791 Pagination: 2 p. ; 22.4 x 18.3 cm. Order a Copy

Marked "Extract." This is a partial copy of the GLC02437.05117.

Bird, Henry Merttins, 1755-1818
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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