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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Jacob Sheafe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07255 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 April 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Knox received Sheafe's check of $282.27 and says he will order more deck plank "as soon as possible."

Sheafe, Jacob, fl. 1745-1829
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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