Barber, William, fl. 1783-1784 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02937 Author/Creator: Barber, William, fl. 1783-1784 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 27, 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy
Place name is illegible. Possibly written in New Jersey. Barber answers Knox's request, enclosing "the Act respecting the sales of the confiscated property in this State." Discusses monetary inflation of soldiers' notes. Mentions that estates in [Bergen] County are advertized for a March sale at "Hoebuck," a colonial term for Hoboken, New Jersey.
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