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Hopkins, David, fl. 1773 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00099 Author/Creator: Hopkins, David, fl. 1773 Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 November 1773 Pagination: 1p. +addr.+docket. 30.2 cm. x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Expresses desire for a new tea date, since he could not make the last one. Promises to settle his account.

Hopkins, David, fl. 1773
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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