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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Alexander Macomb

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03829 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 24 March 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy

Thanks Macomb for information related to the exports of Canada for 1787. Apologizes for his late reply, noting that Lucy, his wife, had inadvertently placed the information Macomb sent in a pile of her own papers.

Macomb was a merchant and land speculator.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831

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