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Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07036 Author/Creator: Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 2 October 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that his son Henry Jackson Knox showed up at his house despite the fact that Henry Jackson Knox was supposed to be in Boston at this time. State that he gave Jackson Knox $120 and had it charged to Knox's account.

Hoffman, Nicholas, 1736-1800
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832

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