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Hill, Henry, fl. 1797 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06906 Author/Creator: Hill, Henry, fl. 1797 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 January 1797 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.7 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Expresses his "pleasure from the accot. of your wellfare [sic] I felt for your late humiliating loss of a lov'd Son ..." Also asks Knox to look out for a friend who will be visiting Boston.

Hill, Henry, fl. 1797
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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