Peirce, Isaac, 1722-1811 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05311 Author/Creator: Peirce, Isaac, 1722-1811 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: February 7, 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 30 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Relates that in a previous letter, he asked Knox for help straightening out a Bounty Land warrant owed to his family after the death of his son. Sends the bearer, his grandson Mr. Joseph Peirce Jr., to receive the warrant (it is unclear whether this is the son of Knox's friend Joseph Peirce, who was also delivering Knox a letter; see GLC02437.05310).
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