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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07889 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Salem, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 October 1804 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 29.7 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Writes a brief note to his wife to let her know that he and his party are on their way home.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Bussey, Benjamin, 1757-1842

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