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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Receipt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04344 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 31 August 1789 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23.5 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Signed in text by Knox "Genl Knox." Also signed by William Hull. Notes that Knox gave $540.74 to William Hill "on account of supplies furnished the indian commissioners." Half the page contains a list of names and sums of money that may be unrelated.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hill, William, fl. 1789-1796

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