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Bingham, William, 1752-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06693 Author/Creator: Bingham, William, 1752-1804 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 April 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket : free frank Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Writes that he has not received a letter from Knox recently. Hopes that Knox has made every effort to obtain the documents necessary to conclude their negotiations with Mr. [Alexander] Baring. Mentions a recent conversation with Colonel [Samuel] Hodgdon regarding a bank note soon to be due. Discusses several other business matters. Free frank signed by William Bingham.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bingham, William, 1752-1804
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Baring, Alexander, 1774-1848

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