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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Catherine Littlefield Greene

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05123 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 15, 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Having been in New York lately, Knox hoped to have seen her there, but heard she had been in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, returned, and departed for Block Island. Encloses a letter from Lafayette that was sent to President Washington (not included). He wishes her happiness.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Greene, Catharine Littlefield, 1755-1814
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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