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Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07832 Author/Creator: Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 October 1803 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 24.9 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses his management of Knox's financial relationships with Mr. J[onathan] D. Robins, Mr. Samuel Brown, Mr. William Marston, and others.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Robins, Jonathan D., fl. 1803
Brown, Samuel, fl. 1801-1804
Marston, William, fl. 1803

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