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Bingham, William, 1752-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06740 Author/Creator: Bingham, William, 1752-1804 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 May 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket : free frank Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Free frank stamped as "free" above address and signed by Mr. Bingham. Is happy to learn Knox's sick child is out of danger. Hopes to be able to announce an offer by Mr. [Alexander] Baring very shortly to conclude their financial negotiations. Discusses the beginning of a new session of Congress, as well as his upcoming trip to Boston with his wife and several others. Also mentions [Francois] de Liancourt's new living arrangements in South Carolina.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bingham, William, 1752-1804
Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de la Rochefoucauld, 1747-1827
Baring, Alexander, 1774-1848

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