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Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07980 Author/Creator: Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832 Place Written: Beverly, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 November 1805 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Has recently received Knox's letter. Explains how he will provide payments on a financial note. Relates that a ship has recently arrived from the East Indies "under rather unpleasant circumstances," and he must attend to that business.

Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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