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Varlé, Peter Charles, fl. 1794-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08110 Author/Creator: Varlé, Peter Charles, fl. 1794-1809 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: circa 1794-1795 Pagination: 4 p. ; 29.9 x 19.3 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses his observations regarding a canal of Knox's. Creator previously inferred, written in pencil.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Varlé, Peter Charles, fl. 1794-1809

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