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Sumner, Elisha, fl. 1804-1805 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07876 Author/Creator: Sumner, Elisha, fl. 1804-1805 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 August 1804 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 19.2 cm, Width: 15.2 cm Order a Copy

Writes that the bearer of the letter is one of four coopers he has engaged for Knox. Believes they are good men who will do a good job.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sumner, Elisha, fl. 1804-1805

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