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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07894 Author/Creator: Sumner, Elisha, fl. 1804-1805 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 November 1804 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 28.5 x 17.9 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses financial arrangements, including payment of workmen employed by Knox. Mentions Mr. [John] Gleason and General [Henry] Jackson.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sumner, Elisha, fl. 1804-1805
Gleason, John, Jr., 1758-1822
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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