Swan, James (1754-1830) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04974 Author/Creator: Swan, James (1754-1830) Place Written: Paris, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 June 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23.3 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy
Hoped to already have an answer to a letter he wrote back in December. Says the subject of that letter has taken another turn and he will write in a few days about it. Encloses letters that he hopes Knox will forward to Boston.
Swan, James, 1754-1830; financier; agent of French Republic; settled in Boston; later bought large tracts of land in Western Va., Kentucky & Pa.; died in debtors prison in Paris.
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