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Carpenter, Benjamin, fl. 1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07864 Author/Creator: Carpenter, Benjamin, fl. 1804 Place Written: Salem, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 June 1804 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Reports that a financial note Knox owes to Carpenter is located in the Salem bank. Discusses payment of the note.

Carpenter, Benjamin, fl. 1804
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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