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Swan, James, 1754-1830 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08077 Author/Creator: Swan, James, 1754-1830 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1792 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the price of wood, among other business. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Swan, James, 1754-1830

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