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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06516 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 September 1795 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; 33 x 20.9 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that he will help Knox in settling his business with George Meade and advises Knox to proceed with caution in his business dealings.

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Meade, George, 1741-1808

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