Bryant, John, 1742-1816 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04545 Author/Creator: Bryant, John, 1742-1816 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 March 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.1 x 18.1 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to Knox, stating, "when I think of the attention that has been paid to me in my necessitous circumstances and of my situation in life, I cannot but with gratitude think on the author of it that his name may ever be rememberd [sic] in my family. I have named a son Henry Knox. he was born on the first of March. He is a fine large boy."
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