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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Walker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06039 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 4, 1794 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Would have written sooner if he had information to alleviate Walker's anxiety. Reports that Madame Leval "has been endeavoring to make such negotiations as would exonerate you from all responsibility, but Hither to without effect." She is trying to change the agreement, which may go into effect before Walker's has to make payments. At present she wants $40,000, which Knox thinks she will not get.

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

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