Monroe, James, 1758-1831 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05456 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 May 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 25.3 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy
James Monroe, while in the U. S. Senate, asks whether Knox might be able to lend him six or seven hundred dollars. Comments that it will help his business and promises to reimburse Knox within a few months. Writes that as a stranger to monied people in Philadelphia, he prefers to ask someone he can trust (see GLC02437.05458 for Knox's reply).
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