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Bayley, Daniel (1755-1799) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00108 Author/Creator: Bayley, Daniel (1755-1799) Place Written: Newburyport, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 December 1773 Pagination: 1p. +addr.+docket. 10.1 cm. x 13.2 cm. Order a Copy

Expresses regret that he cannot send the book that Knox requested since he has been out of paper, though he expects to get some soon. Bayley was a printer, publisher, and composer.

Bayley, Daniel, 1755-1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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