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Bridge, Edmund, 1739-1826 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07358 Author/Creator: Bridge, Edmund, 1739-1826 Place Written: Dresden, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 21, 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 29.6 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Bridge received Knox's letter of December 28, 1799. Bridge tells Knox he can safely send Bridge the money Knox needs to, and that either Bridge or his "deputy" David Fales will take it.

Bridge, Edmund, 1739-1826
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Fales, David, fl. 1770-1801

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