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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Ebenezer Dunton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06079 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 14 April 1794 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the alterations he requested to be made to the windows of his new house. Informs Dunton to skip the alterations, saying, "I am not obstinate and therefore I give up my opinion to your judgment - but I pray you to have everything in true proportion." Tells Mr. Dunton to use the most durable and cheapest material on the basement. Provides further instructions on what materials to use on the rest of the house. A piece of the letter is missing.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Dunton, Ebenezer, fl. 1794-1796
Simpson, Henry Jr., fl. 1794-1796
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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