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Wells, Daniel, fl. 1798 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08096 Author/Creator: Wells, Daniel, fl. 1798 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1798 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 15.2 cm Order a Copy

Asks to be discharged from Knox's service, as his wife is unwell and needs to be in Boston for health reasons.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wells, Daniel, fl. 1798

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