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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Hepzibah Clarke Swan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07430 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 June 1800 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Knox apologizes to Mrs. Swan for any inconvenience she has endured due to the inability of Knox to get vessels to transfer her cargo. Knox hopes that in the near future he can pay the freight. He promises to pay her "every cent I owe."

Swan, Hepzibah Clarke, 1757-1825
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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