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Knox, William (1756-1795) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04741 Author/Creator: Knox, William (1756-1795) Place Written: Sandy Hook, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 1790 Pagination: 1 p. ; address : 22.7 cm. x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

William Knox describes to Knox the weather around the sea and the lighthouse before an expected storm. Asks Henry to remember "the subjects of an appointment to Cork or Limerick."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, William, 1756-1795

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