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Cumming, John Noble, 1752-1821 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06414 Author/Creator: Cumming, John Noble, 1752-1821 Place Written: Newark, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 May 1795 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 16.3 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox about the purchase of a mare. Place writ from docket.

Cumming, John Noble, 1752-1821
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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