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Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06139 Author/Creator: Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 July 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox he has received several orders and thanks him for recommending his services to the United States. Requests Knox to inform Mrs. [Lucy] Knox they have a new grandson.

Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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