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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Elisha Sumner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07873 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: 30 July 1804 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.4 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Discusses financial and business transactions, including his shipment to Sumner of casks of lime.

Sumner, Elisha, fl. 1804-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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