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Putnam, James (1756-1838) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00043 Author/Creator: Putnam, James (1756-1838) Place Written: Worcester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 March 1773 Pagination: 1p. + docket. 19.1 cm. x 15.4 cm. Order a Copy

Places a book order. Putnam was among the Massachusetts merchants stigmatized for signing addresses to British Governor Thomas Hutchinson when he departed from Massachusetts in 1774.

Putnam, James, 1756-1838
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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