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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Control of the Mississippi River]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08202 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 29 August 1790 Pagination: 11 p. : docket ; 33 x 20.8 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the effects of foreign use and British possession of the Mississippi River. Appears to be related to, and possibly part of, GLC02437.08216 and GLC02437.08217.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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