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Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06790 Author/Creator: Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 July 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Received Knox's recent letter. Reports that Colonel [Ebenezer] Stevens is out of town, but he will return within a couple of days, and will present Knox's draft to Stevens at that time. Adds that his family is well, and sends his regards to Mrs. Knox.

Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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