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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Joseph Peirce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07338 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter Date: 16 December 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 17.4 cm Order a Copy

Knox has sent Peirce fifty dollars for items that Mrs. Knox has requested. Knox asks, "I pray you to send me three pairs of large warm socks."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828

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