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Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07791 Author/Creator: Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850 Place Written: Salem, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 March 1803 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Writes that since seeing Knox the other day, he felt compelled to address Knox about a financial obligation of Knox's to a Captain Stoner. Declares that Stoner can wait no longer to receive payment.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850

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