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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06638 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 February 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 23.8 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Mentions a possible business deal with a Colonel Smith. Would like information on how Mr. [William] Bingham is handling Knox's affairs relative to the deal. Also discusses supplies, particularly lumber, for building his own house.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Bingham, William, 1752-1804

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