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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Ranadall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05225 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 November 1791 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Does not know why Colonel [William Stephens] Smith has not "called on [Randall] for the acceptance," but hopes Randall will let Knox know when he finds out. Discusses making arrangements for paying his brother William's bills, and other financial issues.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Randall, Thomas, ?-1811
Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816

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