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Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02385 Author/Creator: Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 23.2 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Asks for his decision regarding a house in Dorchester and forwards a letter for Lucy Knox from a Mrs. Howard of London, the daughter of a Sheriff Stephen Greenleaf, and a letter for Knox from his brother. Mentions that he heard from a Mr. Samuel White that William had gone to Dublin, Ireland.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Greenleaf, Stephen, 1704-1795
Howard, Abigail Greenleaf, 1743-1796
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Knox, William, 1756-1795
White, Samuel, fl. 1783

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