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Swan, Christiana, fl. 1799-1804 to Lucy Flucker Knox [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07608 Author/Creator: Swan, Christiana, fl. 1799-1804 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 September 1801 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 21.8 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

Letter is in French. Lucy Flucker Knox is the daughter of Henry and Lucy Knox.

Swan, Christiana, fl. 1799-1804
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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