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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06885 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 December 1796 Pagination: 6 p. : docket ; 25.3 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Has submitted a bill via Colonel [Benjamin] Walker to a Mr. Lewis, who requested Bingham to hire a lawyer for his appearance at court. Asked General [Henry] Jackson to find a lawyer for him. Discusses the "calamitous" financial climate that he and Knox find themselves in. Mentions various business ventures.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bingham, William, 1752-1804
Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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