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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 to Henry Knox and Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00501 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Place Written: Long Island, New York Type: Letter Date: circa June 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

An invitation from General Greene and his wife to dinner.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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