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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Randall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04982 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 June 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Tells Randall that he received $2,000 in bank post notes this day. These notes were the proceeds of William Duer's note of 6 June. Will wait on information on Duer's note of $3,000. Randall was of the house of Randall and Shaw -- the Shaw being Knox's former aide-de-camp.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Randall, Thomas, ?-1811
Duer, William, 1747-1799

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