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Pemberton, Robert, ?-1788 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08184 Author/Creator: Pemberton, Robert, ?-1788 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1783-1788 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 20.1 x 16.8 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Knox for monetary help as he is currently in dire straits due to weather losses and having a suit filed against him.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Pemberton, Robert, fl. 1775-1788
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Finance
Debt
Extreme Weather
Law
Creating a New Government

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