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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to [the Board of the United States Bank]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07194 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 28 November 1798 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Expresses concern over his ability to pay back a loan and suggests mortgaging the house of his land agent George Ulmer as collateral.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ulmer, George, 1756-1825

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