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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06766 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 June 1796 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 23.7 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Writes that this morning a vessel sailed to Boston carrying all of Knox's furniture that remained with Hodgdon after the furniture sale. The only piece remaining was too large to put on a ship, and he is unsure how to transport it. Also reports that he suspects Knox's wine cellar was broken into, but is unsure whether anything was stolen. Discusses several other business transactions and accounts.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

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