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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Samuel Shaw

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04284 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 14 July 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Congratulates Shaw on his arrival in Providence and hopes that his "projects may be blessed with success." Presumes he went directly to Boston when he arrived. Discusses business concerns, including sale of Shaw's goods, and comments on his correspondence with Shaw.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Randall, Thomas, ?-1811

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