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McKnight, Charles, 1750-1791 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04772 Author/Creator: McKnight, Charles, 1750-1791 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 6 November 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 24.4 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that he still owes Dr. McKnight a "small Bill... of two Guineas and 3/4" from the summer of 1784 when General Knox was living on Wall Street. Mrs. Knox had fallen ill, when she felt better she and Knox had left. Dr. McKnight was not there to settle the bill. On the second page of the letter, there is a receipt indicating that Dr. McKnight "received of General Knox five pounds, two shillings."

McKnight, Charles, 1750-1791
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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