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Lamb, John (1735-1800) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04858 Author/Creator: Lamb, John (1735-1800) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 February 1791 Pagination: 1 p. ; 30.5 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy

Writes he has "put on board the Sloop Betsy, Benjamin Bayley Master, a paper parcel which, arrived in one of the London vessels; directed for you."

Lamb, John, 1735-1800
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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