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Greene, Catharine L., 1755-1814 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06248 Author/Creator: Greene, Catharine L., 1755-1814 Place Written: Mulberry Grove, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 November 1794 Pagination: 4 p. : address : docket ; 22.8 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a legal matter involving her late husband, Nathanael Greene, and a Mr. Burnett. Notes if ruled unfavorably by the court, her children will be "without protection or scarcely a friend". Requests Knox's assistance with her troubles. Asks if Knox knows someone who could speak with Mr. Burnett. Suggests Samuel Ogden as the person. Discusses her children.

Greene, Catharine Littlefield, 1755-1814
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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