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Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07643 Author/Creator: Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 October 1801 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21.7 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Discusses business transactions involving Henry Knox and a Mr. Brown. Informs Knox that Brown endorsed Knox's note for $999.

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

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