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Bingham, William, 1752-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06745 Author/Creator: Bingham, William, 1752-1804 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 May 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket : free frank Height: 25 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Free frank stamped as "free" above address and signed by Mr. Bingham. Encloses a bank note for Knox to use to get one of Bingham's land deeds out of escrow. Reports that General [Henry] Jackson's being out of town prevents them from concluding negotiations with Mr. [Alexander] Baring. Briefly asks a question about the legislature.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bingham, William, 1752-1804
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Baring, Alexander, 1774-1848

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