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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Dr. Bard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03636 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 18 August 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 27.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Signed in text. Thanks Dr. Bard for his services on a "recent melancholy event" (possibly referring to the recent death of Knox's youngest child) and sends him an enclosed document (not available).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bard, fl. 1787

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