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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Henry Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06013 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 December 1793 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Extract of a letter to Jackson. Encloses $2,000 note. Tells him how to date it.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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