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Hastings, Jonathan, 1738-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06574 Author/Creator: Hastings, Jonathan, 1738-1804 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 31.4 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

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Hastings, Jonathan, 1738-1804
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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