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Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03719 Author/Creator: Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 2 December 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Discusses financial business in relation to the Ohio Company and the western lands. Signature clipped, resulting in text loss of the first portion of the letter. Stamped "Boston."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820

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