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Barnes, John, fl. 1793-1811 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05914 Author/Creator: Barnes, John, fl. 1793-1811 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 August 1793 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Written by Barnes as a clerk in the War Department. Encloses Knox's three months pay. Would like to have it "adjusted by the 1st of next Mo[nth], it would be very Accceptable indeed; as I have a large paymt to make good that day."

Barnes, John, fl. 1793-1811
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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