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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Increase Sumner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06995 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph note Date: 27 June 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Replies to Sumner's invitation, stating that he has a prior engagement and therefore, has to refuse the invitation.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sumner, Increase, 1746-1799

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