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Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06932 Author/Creator: Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 15 March 1797 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 25.7 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that he sent copies of a document to the proper people and sends his condolences to Knox and his family, possibly due to the loss of a child.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831

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