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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Hill

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06736 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 9 May 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Signature clipped, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Discusses financial business between himself, Hill, and Mr. [William] Bingham.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hill, William, fl. 1789-1796
Bingham, William, 1752-1804

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