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Lillie, John, 1755-1801 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05201 Author/Creator: Lillie, John, 1755-1801 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 October 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Apologizes to Knox and his wife for "not calling to take your commands for Boston." After arranging "the little business I had to do here," he decided at the last minute to leave. References the £700 bill which Knox endorsed and the £500 bill discounted with Mr. Deblois and "taken his draught on Boston at the same sight."

Lillie, John, 1755-1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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