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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Samuel Hodgdon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04450 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 December 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.1 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Encloses a copy of a statement from the treasury related to Hodgdon's old accounts. Asks Hodgdon to transmit his accounts and vouchers to the end of the year for all expenditures since his last statement.

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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