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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Samuel Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04135 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 March 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.4 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses monies owed by Thomas Compson to [James] Webber, specifically the second payment owed to him. Sends love from himself and Mrs. Knox to Mrs. Ogden. Docketed by Henry Knox. Letter is significantly faded.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Compson, Thomas, fl. 1789
Webber, James, fl. 1784-1791

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