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Taitt, D., fl. 1803 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07816 Author/Creator: Taitt, D., fl. 1803 Place Written: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 August 1803 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Written from "Cape Briton," possibly Cape Breton, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Declares that several years ago, he contacted Knox to find out about the fate of a boy left under Knox's care by the late Mr. Alexander McGillivray. As he did not hear back from Knox, he writes again to ask about the boy's fate, how much schooling he undertook, or if perhaps he had not survived.

Taitt, D., fl. 1803
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
McGillivray, Alexander, 1750-1793

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