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Bingham, William, 1752-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05745 Author/Creator: Bingham, William, 1752-1804 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: 20 December 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Signed in text in third person. Advances to Knox $6,000 over eight months. In return, Knox agrees to give Bingham a bond for the same sum, and to mortgage his property in Maine as collateral. This is in addition of a $9,000 loan which it to be paid in two years with the same terms.

Bingham, William, 1752-1804
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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