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Harwood, Hannah, F.U., fl. 1774-1796 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03499 Author/Creator: Harwood, Hannah, F.U., fl. 1774-1796 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 March 1787 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that she sent a box of millinery for her sister Lucy, Knox's wife. Asks him to "speak favorably" about a friend's estate in New Hampshire. Comments on financial and personal business.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart, fl. 1774-1796

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