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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04549 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15-21 March 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 30.6 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy

Gives Knox some last minute instructions concerning his affairs before he sails, and expresses his love towards Knox and his family, including Knox's brother, William, whom Shaw calls Billy. Page one is from 15 March; page two is from 21 March.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, William, 1756-1795

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