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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de la Rochefoucauld Liancourt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06542 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 October 1795 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25.9 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Wishes de Liancourt had a safe trip to Boston and discusses other business. Noted as written at Montpelier, Knox's home in Maine.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de la Rochefoucauld, 1747-1827

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