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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Green

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05622 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 20 September 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.6 x 20.7 cm. Order a Copy

Responds to an earlier letter he received from Green regarding advancement of payments. Notes the sum of $35,000 that Green has proposed is short than the $39,000 that Knox originally requested. Asks Green to further review the proposition. Continues to discuss land deals and his situation with William Duer.

Green, William, fl. 1792
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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