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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Randall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04905 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 April 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Secretary of War Knox thanks Randall for accommodating his repayment schedule. Knox assures Randall he "will be punctual as to the payment of the remaining [4000] Dollars on the 25th." Knox says that "the non acceptance of the bill on behalf of my brother is a sad affair."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Randall, Thomas, ?-1811

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