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Ricketts, James, fl. 1795-1796 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06396 Author/Creator: Ricketts, James, fl. 1795-1796 Place Written: Elizabeth, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 April 1795 Pagination: 1 p.: address ; 25.5 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Knox to welcome a young French gentleman, wishing to travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Noted as written in Elizabethtown, which is now Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ricketts, James, fl. 1795-1796

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