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Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05684 Author/Creator: Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825 Place Written: Cincinnati, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 November 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31.1 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Forwards a keg of "Ohio Water Fish" to Knox that has been "soaked well for twenty Hours, they will not be unpalatable - " Also informs Knox that he replied to his earlier letter. Noted as written at Fort Washington, which was in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

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