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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Order to pay William Smith, Esquire]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03916 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 28 June 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 19.6 cm, Width: 30.9 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Knox as Secretary at War. Includes the copied signature of Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth. Smith is paid for "supplies furnished by him for public use..." Smith signs on verso.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Smith, William, fl. 1788

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