Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Randall

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05024 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 23 June 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

References Randall's letter of 22 June. Has drawn upon him at sight for $2,577. Will send him "a volume of all the laws, as soon as it can be bound." Received the 15 dollars mentioned, but not the fur. Docket says the letter is to "Shaw and Randall."

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

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources