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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Notes on his accounts with William Duer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05322 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 16 February 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.2 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Chronicles financial transactions between Henry Knox and William Duer from December 1791 to mid-February 1792. Information on page 2 indicates that a Francis Ingraham is willing to "take up Mr. Duer's note."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Duer, William, 1747-1799

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