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Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05710 Author/Creator: Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 November 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 24 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Expresses his anxiety over Madame de Leval's unsuccessful attempt to obtain the consent of a Congressional committee for business related to lands in Maine. Asks Knox to assist them. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818

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