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Francis, Tench, 1730-1800 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06834 Author/Creator: Francis, Tench, 1730-1800 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 October 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Discusses ordering and transporting spars by boat. "Free" handwritten and stamped on address leaf with no signature.

Francis, Tench, 1730-1800
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
The New Nation, 1783-1815
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Building Construction
Transportation
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The Early Republic

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