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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Samuel Parkman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03908 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 22 June 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.2 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses business related to the arrival of a brig from China. Mentions Samuel Shaw, Eli Hayden, and Samuel Ogden.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Parkman, Samuel, 1752-1824

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