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Greene, Caleb, 1751-1824 to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00428 Author/Creator: Greene, Caleb, 1751-1824 Place Written: Bedford, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 August 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 19.9 x 13.3 cm. Order a Copy

A former customer of Henry Knox reestablishes a relationship in order to have some bookbinding completed that was ordered before the start of the war. Greene was a bookseller and apothecary in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Greene, Caleb, 1751-1824
Knox, William, 1756-1795

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