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- GLC#
- GLC02437.03599-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 9 July 1787
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to Samuel Smith
- Place Written
- s.l.
- Pagination
- 1 p. : docket Height: 30.9 cm, Width: 20.4 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- Creating a New Government
Informs Smith that a friend from France wishes his nephew to study at Princeton College. Wonders if the youth could study for a year or two, focusing on English language and mathematics. Asks the cost of tuition for such a course of study, as well as for room and board.
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