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Waldo, Samuel, fl. 1793-1798 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06888 Author/Creator: Waldo, Samuel, fl. 1793-1798 Place Written: Portland, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 December 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Received Knox's letter and heard about his and Mrs. Knox's "affliction," but was unable to visit them to comfort them. He and his family send their condolences for the serious blow to the Knox family.

Waldo, Samuel, fl. 1793-1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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