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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Jacob Sheafe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06175 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 August 1794 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Reports he sent instructions for the frigate being built in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Also notes Sheafe will be furnished with supplies and money from time to time.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sheafe, Jacob, fl. 1745-1829

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