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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Money order to Jonathan Gilbert

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08580 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 01 July 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 7.4 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Henry Knox orders Henry Jackson to pay Gilbert "two pounds sixteen shillings" and charge it to Knox's account.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Gilbert, Jonathan, fl. 1778-1785

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