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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Letter authorizing Major Samuel Shaw to borrow money]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02224 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 2 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 34.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

Written and signed for General Knox in a secretarial hand. Certifies that Major Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp, is authorized to borrow one thousand Spanish milled dollars (also known as Spanish dollars) on behalf of General Knox and his wife. The loan is to be repaid by General Knox in twelve or eighteen months with interest.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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