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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Henry Jackson [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10248 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter Date: 9 April 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 40.7 cm, Width: 25.6 cm Order a Copy

Reiterates that "Mr. Duer and I myself authorized you and Mr. Flint to purchase for us and not for any other person - " in relation to a land purchase. Continues discusses the circumstances surrounding the buying of the land. Mentions Madame la Val and that she is "still working in New York to see whether any advances can be made her. Watermarked "G R" under a crest.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Flint, fl. 1792
Duer, William, 1747-1799

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