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Shepard, William, 1737-1817 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03165 Author/Creator: Shepard, William, 1737-1817 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 July 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 16.2 cm Order a Copy

Requests Knox to obtain money owed by Colonel [Timothy] Pickering, and send the money to him. Encloses a monetary note to that effect (not included).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shepard, William, 1737-1817
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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