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Smith, Robert, fl. 1792 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05370 Author/Creator: Smith, Robert, fl. 1792 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 March 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 33.5 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

As a committee, Smith, Hill, Shepherd and Lenox enclose to Knox a "copy of our proposals for the contract" (not present). All four members signed the letter.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Smith, Robert, fl. 1792
Hill, William, fl. 1789-1796
Shepherd, John, fl. 1792
Lenox, Robert, fl. 1792

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