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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Randall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05207 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 October 1791 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Received Randall's letter of 21 October. Agreeable to that letter, Knox has drawn $1,800 from Randall. It seems that $1,300 of that amount is owed to William S[tephens] Smith and mentions the arrangements of how the money will be repaid.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Randall, Thomas, ?-1811

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