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Ticknor, Elisha, 1757-1821 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07433 Author/Creator: Ticknor, Elisha, 1757-1821 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 04 July 1800 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 19.2 x 15.8 cm. Order a Copy

Ticknor expresses his disappointment in not receiving a "consinement" from Knox "sufficiently large by the 15th ult. [June] to discharge the half of the Note" that Ticknor holds against Knox. Ticknor reminds Knox that "this Note has been due a long time." Ticknor asks that Knox send him something that "can get the money -Lime or Lumber etc."

Ticknor, Elisha, 1757-1821
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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