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Blagge, John, fl. 1783-1799 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07328 Author/Creator: Blagge, John, fl. 1783-1799 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 November 1799 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Blagge thanks Knox for writing to President Adams on his behalf. Blagge asks the Knoxes to remember in their prayers "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" whose daughter Antoinetta just that day died.

Blagge, John, fl. 1783-1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Adams, John, 1735-1826

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