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Bowes, John Hancock, fl. 1791 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05244 Author/Creator: Bowes, John Hancock, fl. 1791 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 November 1791 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 24 cm, Width: 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Thanks Knox for the help he provided to his mother, Rebecca Bowes (see also GLC02437.05212). Stamped as "free" above address.

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