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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Walter Livingston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04061 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 December 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 20.3 x 15.9 cm. Order a Copy

Writes, "I thank you for your kind letter of this evening - I accept with pleasure for the next year from the 7th of May yr house now occupied for public offices on the terms you propose to wit L260 specie pr annum, and the current taxes."

Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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