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Hoskins, Henry (fl. 1801) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07688 Author/Creator: Hoskins, Henry (fl. 1801) Place Written: Wiscasset, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 December 1801 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 19.2 x 15.3 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Knox he is forwarding him 507 copies of the advertisement Knox sent him. Notes the copies were printed on the best paper he had. Also includes the price of the copies.

Hoskins, Henry, fl. 1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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