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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10249 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 20 May 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 40.6 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

Discusses a letter received previously from Jackson and how sorry that he has not been able to respond promptly. Most of the rest of the page is illegible. Date and place writ from previous assessment. Watermarked "G R" under a crest.

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

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