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Flucker, Francis, fl. 1796-1801 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07286 Author/Creator: Flucker, Francis, fl. 1796-1801 Place Written: On board the Frigate Constitution Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 July 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Francis writes his uncle Henry Knox to tell him the item of clothes he received on the Constitution noting that "we sail on Monday." Signs as "Fluker."

Flucker, George Francis Waldo, fl. 1796-1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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