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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Promissory note]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08743 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 14 August 1798 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 10 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Promise to pay Henry Jackson $2,300. Appears to be written on the back of a scrap piece of paper. Signature is struck.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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