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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Henry Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06284 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 December 1794 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Mentions his notes and engagements in Boston, Massachusetts depend upon Jackson's own "convenience." Discusses his preparation for his "political exit." States, "I hope to be a free man on the last day of January..."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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