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Shepard, William, 1737-1817 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03170 Author/Creator: Shepard, William, 1737-1817 Place Written: Westfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 August 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 32.1 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Refers to a previous letter he sent (GLC02437.03165). Asks Knox to obtain money owed him by Colonel [Timothy] Pickering.

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

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