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Sumner, Increase, 1746-1799 [Invitation to dine]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06994 Author/Creator: Sumner, Increase, 1746-1799 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript note Date: 26 June 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 22.5 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Presents his compliments to Knox and asks Knox to dine with him on 4 July at 3 o'clock in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sumner, Increase, 1746-1799

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