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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Green

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10254 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 12 September 1792 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 40 cm, Width: 24.8 cm Order a Copy

Discusses business transactions dealing with various amounts of money. $20,000 and $5,000 are needed "to complete the payment which will become due in sixty days after the survey shall be notified; and upon the puctuality of which, the validity of the agreement with the state will most materially depend." Goes on to write about further payments which are due and a difficult situation with William Duer concerning a purchase of land. Content suggests Henry Knox as the author and was previously assessed as such. Light water damage as blurred some lines in the lower left corner. Letterpress copy. Watermarked.

Green, William, fl. 1792
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Duer, William, 1747-1799

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