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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Nathanael Greene

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02955 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Dorchester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 15, 1784 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Knox discusses possibilities of visiting Greene and his family. Hopes Greene is interested in the Society of the Cincinnati. Refers to a cannon he intends to engrave for Greene. Written in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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