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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Moses Michael Hays

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05194 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 October 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.7 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Initialed by Knox. References Hays's letter of 4 October (GLC02437.05184). Encloses certificates of safe travel for the ship "Jefferson," to be captained by Josiah Roberts (not included here).

Hays was a Jewish merchant in Boston.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hays, Moses Michael, 1739-1805

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