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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Gleason

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08027 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 June 1806 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Received his recent letter. Discusses the lime business. Mentions that articles Gleason asked Knox to order will soon be sent by the firm of Wales & Beale. Refers to a financial transaction, as well as to woodcutters who work for Knox's lime business, which Gleason manages.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Gleason, John, Jr., 1758-1822
Wales & Beale, fl. 1795-1806

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