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Murray, Judith Sargent, 1751-1820 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06924 Author/Creator: Murray, Judith Sargent, 1751-1820 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 March 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 22.9 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy

Forwards Knox a proposal (probably for her 1798 work "The Gleaner") and asks him to join President and Mrs. Washington in subscribing to it.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Murray, Judith Sargent, 1751-1820

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