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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06795 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 August 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32.8 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Relates that a court judgment was leveled against him requiring him to repay money to the Bank of Pennsylvania. Explains the financial distress this has put him in, especially because business associate Mr. [George] Meade (he spells it "Mead") will not pay his portion. Discusses the financial arrangements Hodgdon has with Knox. Briefly touches on news about members of their acquaintance, and sends his compliments to Mrs. Knox.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Meade, George, 1741-1808
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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