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Putnam, James (1756-1838) to Henry Knox [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00095 Author/Creator: Putnam, James (1756-1838) Place Written: Worcester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 November 1773 Pagination: 1p. +addr.+docket. 18.5 cm. x 14.4 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a book order and settlement of his account. A note at the bottom addressed to Clark Chandler asks if Chandler has a team going to Boston this week and, if so, asks if he could transport a box. Putnam was among the Massachusetts merchants stigmatized as Hutchinson "Addresses" for signing addresses to British Governor Hutchinson when he departed from Massachusetts in 1774. Some words are missing from paper loss at the edges of the document.

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

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