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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Note regarding a duel between Samuel Blachley Webb and William Livingston]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00682 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: circa 1786 Pagination: 1 p. ; 31.7 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Fragment. Relates, "a negotiation in the newspapers will most probably terminate the affair... The affair originates about Miss Wyckham."

Webb, Samuel Blachley, 1753-1807
Livingston, William, 1723-1790

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