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Hayer, Martha, fl. 1801 to Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07504 Author/Creator: Hayer, Martha, fl. 1801 Place Written: Georgetown, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 8, 1801 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Inquires why she has not heard form her. Discusses various people and friends. Also inquires after Knox's mother and father.

Hayer, Martha, fl. 1801
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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