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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06812 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 May 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23.8 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Writes to acknowledge receipt of Knox's last letter. Will reply more fully in his next letter to Knox. Declares that he heard of Knox's misfortune before Knox wrote, and is sympathetic (does not disclose what misfortune Knox has suffered).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

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