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McNeill, Mary (fl. 1787-1791) to [Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04830 Author/Creator: McNeill, Mary (fl. 1787-1791) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 January 1791 Pagination: 1 p. ; 18.4 x 20.7 cm. Order a Copy

Thanks Knox for being an "Angoll of the Lord" in helping her settle her late husband's business affairs. She will now be able to collect her third from her husband's estate. Writes, "I am ashamed of my speling and writing and my lame arme."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
McNeill, Mary, fl. 1787-1791

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