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Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06520 Author/Creator: Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 September 1795 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Apologizes for Knox having to come to Boston to settle financial issues but states that he is happy to see him. Informs Knox that his wagon arrived and that he will forward it to his friends in Boston as soon as possible.

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

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