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Pintard, John M., ?-1811 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05903 Author/Creator: Pintard, John M., ?-1811 Place Written: Madeira Islands, Portugal Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 July 1793 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Believing Knox's stock of Madeira wine to be low, he is sending one pipe of a very choice wine. Tells Knox he can pay the merchants who are delivering it if he likes it.

Pintard, John Marsden, ?-1811
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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