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Van Berckel, Peiter Johan, 1725-1800 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03734 Author/Creator: Van Berckel, Peiter Johan, 1725-1800 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 December 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

Asks for advice on whether or not to go to church to attend the funeral of Mrs. Otto, since he is not "well enough acquainted with the customs of this country ..." Written in the third person and signed in text as "The Minister from the United Netherlands." Docketed by Knox. Date from docket. See GLC02437.03732 for Knox's response.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Van Berckel, Pieter Johan, 1725-1800

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