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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas A. Coffin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02093 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 April 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 34.2 cm, Width: 21.7 cm Order a Copy

Informs Coffin that he has obtained a passport for him to travel to Boston, Massachusetts and outlines the perameters and restrictions of the pass. See GLC02437.02091.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Coffin, Thomas A., 1752-1796

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