Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Winthrop Sargent
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05250 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter Date: 2 December 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy
Later copy. Written from the War Department. Explains that Mr. Caleb Swan will be taking thirty five thousand dollars in post bank notes for the pay of the army, and that Sargent's name has been added to the notes for greater security. When Swan wants to exchange the notes for cash, he will need Sargent's to do so; asks that Sargent oblige.
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