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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Nicholas Hoffman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06068 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 March 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.9 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Requests Mr. Nicholas Hoffman purchase various types of fruit trees and provides detailed instructions on how to carefully transport them by boat. The letter has a drawing of a hand with a pointing index finger.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800

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