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St. John de Crevecoeur, J. Hector (1735-1813) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04309 Author/Creator: St. John de Crevecoeur, J. Hector (1735-1813) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 31 July 1789 Pagination: 1 p. ; 32.2 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy

Is unsure who else to forward a document (not present) from a French gentleman recently arrived from Guadeloupe regarding the Society of the Cincinnati, so encloses it to Knox and asks for his advice.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
St. John de Crevecoeur, J. Hector, 1735-1813

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