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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Russell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10304 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 June 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 39.7 cm, Width: 24 cm Order a Copy

Written as an introductory letter for Mr. Tallerand and Beaumetz of France who are "on a visit to the eastern states ..." Describes them as "two characters eminent in France, for their talents, their virtues, and their rank in society." Notes that "The troubles in their native Country have induced them to seek an asylum here." Watermarked "J Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Russel, Thomas, fl. 1794
Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Benevent, 1754-1838
Beaumez, M. de (Bon-Albert Briois), 1759-1809

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