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Birthplace of General Knox.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10733 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1860 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w Height: 15.5 cm, Width: 24.5 cm Order a Copy

Engraving of Georgian style house in Boston, Massachusetts, where Henry Knox was born.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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