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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Joseph Cranch

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03823 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 17 March 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.7 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses accounts pertaining to Cranch's brother. Notes he will be traveling through Springfield [Massachusetts] in May. Possibly related to GLC02437.03134. marked "private" on the docket.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Cranch, Joseph, 1769-1791

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