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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Diego Gardoqui y Arriquibar

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04374 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 October 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.4 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Thanks him for his letter and gift of Spanish cloth, which he will "wear with high satisfaction, as an evidence of your friendship." Wishes him health and happiness.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Gardoqui y Arriquibar, Diego, 1735-1798

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