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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05616 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 September 1792 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 32.7 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Discusses plans for his son's education and is happy to hear that his brother William, is back from Dublin, Ireland. Writes to Lucy about mutual acquaintances, mentioning that one family just had a baby girl.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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