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Baring, Alexander, 1774-1848 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06896 Author/Creator: Baring, Alexander, 1774-1848 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 January 1797 Pagination: 4 p. ; 25.4 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

States that he does not know a way to make Knox's proposal work for him and discusses other business.

Baring, Alexander, 1774-1848
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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