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Ferrers, John, fl. 1787 to Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03553 Author/Creator: Ferrers, John, fl. 1787 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 May 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Seeks assistance for a friend of his, a woman whose child is "in a State so painfull." Writes, "The known Philanthropy of Mrs Knox points her out to me as the Person to look up to for Aid." Ferrers addresses Lucy Knox in the third person.

Ferrers, John, fl. 1787
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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