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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Don José de Jáudenes y Nebot

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06332 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: January 30, 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Writes a letter of introduction for a Captain [Collineun?] of the French navy, who has some business "at the Havannah," referring to the port in Havana, Cuba.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jáudenes y Nebot, José de, 1769-1812

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