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Hammond, Abijah, 1757-1832 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06753 Author/Creator: Hammond, Abijah, 1757-1832 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 May 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Mentions that since Knox's last letter, he has been very sick and therefore unable to conduct business. Reminds Knox that in a previous letter, he enclosed a statement from Colonel [William Stephens] Smith. Apparently sends condolences to Knox and his wife, likely for the recent deaths of two of Knox's children.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hammond, Abijah, 1757-1832

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