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Cruger, Nicholas, fl. 1766-1797 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06993 Author/Creator: Cruger, Nicholas, fl. 1766-1797 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 June 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Discusses Knox's business in New York and relays a message from his wife to Mrs. Knox. Also includes a table of the weather patterns, such as temperature and barometric pressure, for the month of May.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Cruger, Nicholas, fl. 1766-1797

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