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Stringer, Samuel (b. 1725) to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00461 Author/Creator: Stringer, Samuel (b. 1725) Place Written: Weston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 October 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 29.7 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Signed Philocles. Because he is impatient, asks Knox to deliver a letter (not included). A post script notes that the woman to receive the letter is going to Salem, if she has left, Knox should deliver the letter upon her return.

Stringer, Samuel, b. 1725
Knox, William, 1756-1795

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