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Swan, James, 1754-1830 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06743 Author/Creator: Swan, James, 1754-1830 Place Written: Dorchester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 May 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19.4 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Reminds Knox that he needs a sum of money Knox owes him by 1 June. Declares that if his finances were not tightly arranged, and if his credit were not endangered, Swan would not be so insistent.

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