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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Certificate concerning William Hawes]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09552 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 22 May 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw, his aide de camp. Knox certifies that Hawes, a saddle and harness maker from Boston, has served the United States since 1777 and is entitled to his pay.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hawes, William, fl. 1777-1783

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