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Sprague, John, fl. 1797-1800 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07034 Author/Creator: Sprague, John, fl. 1797-1800 Place Written: Lancaster Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 September 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 30.8 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Apologizes and explains that he was absent from court and therefore unable to tend to Knox's business. Noted as written in Lancaster, though the state is unknown.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sprague, John, fl. 1797-1800

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