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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Constable

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05222 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 November 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 30.8 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Has received his recent letter about Constable's stake in the Kennebunk Company (see GLC02437.05218). Writes, "In answer to which I can only say [inserted: that] as you were one of Mr Duers associates that I must refer you" to him. Wishes him a good voyage.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Constable, William, 1721-1791

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