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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Diego Gardoqui y Arriquibar

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04374 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 October 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.4 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Thanks him for his letter and gift of Spanish cloth, which he will "wear with high satisfaction, as an evidence of your friendship." Wishes him health and happiness.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Gardoqui y Arriquibar, Diego, 1735-1798

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