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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Morris

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10287 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 11, 1793 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 40 cm, Width: 24.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes that he will leave papers with Morris and asks that he deliver them. Mentions a deed and how it should be handled, "signed before two or more witnesses." Goes on to give instructions on what to do with the papers. Ink is faded, especially on the first page. Watermarked "J Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold By J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Morris, William, fl. 1792-1793

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