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Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06818 Author/Creator: Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 September 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Signed by "Joseph Peirce & Son." Writes to advise Knox on business matters.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Peirce, Joseph Hardy, 1773-1831

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