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Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07366 Author/Creator: Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 Place Written: Mount Vernon, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 February 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Writing for Martha Washington, to express her thanks for Knox's letter of condolence upon George Washington's death.

Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, Martha, 1731-1802

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