Young, Joseph, 1733-1814 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02874 Author/Creator: Young, Joseph, 1733-1814 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 December 1783 Pagination: 1 p. ; 31.2 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy
Young, a hospital physician, thanks Knox for orders he recently sent which Young claims saved him from embarrassment. Also thanks Knox "for the Sixty Dollars you sent to supply them with firewood, which was greatly needed ... " Transferred Knox's orders to a contractor. Reports news of hospital matters, including Doctor Egbert's retirement.
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