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Ruggles, Joseph, fl. 1791-1800 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07487 Author/Creator: Ruggles, Joseph, fl. 1791-1800 Place Written: Roxbury, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 November 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 22.2 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Ruggles sends this letter to Knox via a "Mr. Durant" whose brother Ruggles has recommended to Knox as a clerk.

Ruggles, Joseph, fl. 1791-1800
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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