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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Robert Howe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04747 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 October 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Knox acknowledges receipt of Howe's "elegant present of a cloak and Helmet, from the iles in the pacific Ocean."

Howe, Robert, 1732-1786
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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