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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Alexander Baring

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06897 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 January 1797 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

Tells Baring about his inability to pay back his loan.

Baring, Alexander, 1774-1848
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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