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Randall, Thomas, ?-1811 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06371 Author/Creator: Randall, Thomas, ?-1811 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 March 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 25.2 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Knox for the balance due on a bond and for some satin he sent to Mrs. [Lucy] Knox, as he is need of money at the moment. Notes the total amount due to him is $551. Says he would not be asking for the money if his situation was not so distressing. Also requests that Knox brings all of the papers he has of [Samuel] Shaw's and whether Shaw's certificate for his military right to land can be renewed.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Randall, Thomas, ?-1811

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