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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09954 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: February 13, 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 23 cm, Width: 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Invitation to Henry Knox, "late Secretary of War," to join a group of merchants for dinner at the City Tavern on Wednesday, the 18th of this month.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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