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Van Rensselaer, Philip (1747-1798) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01622 Author/Creator: Van Rensselaer, Philip (1747-1798) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 21 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. ; 34 x 21.3 cm. Order a Copy

Writes, "I herewith Transmit your honor a Return - agreeable to your request, hope and Doubt not but Will meet your approbation." Van Rensselaer signs as public storekeeper.

Van Rensselaer, Philip, 1747-1798
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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