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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Hannah Flucker Urquhart Harwood

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09216 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: February 13, 1789 Pagination: 28 p. : address ; Height: 33 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Long letter with great detail on financial issues over properties inherited by Knox's wife and her family. The arguments revolve around difficulties with Samuel Waldo's estate. Includes a few calculations regarding family finance. Knox also mentions his ill health. Harwood appears to be Knox's sister-in-law.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart, fl. 1774-1796

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