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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Benjamin Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05289 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter Date: 12 January 1792 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Later copy. Asks Lincoln whether he might be able to employ the son of Knox's friend, Mr. [Joseph] Peirce. Declares that if he is able to, Knox "should consider it the same mark of your friendship as given to my own son."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Peirce, Joseph, 1748-1812

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