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Osmont, Louis (fl. 1792) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05383 Author/Creator: Osmont, Louis (fl. 1792) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 March 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : address : 24.2 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Signs in text in third person. Reminds Knox that Mrs. de Leval will soon be departing on a British ship, and he needs to meet with him before she leaves to discuss business matters, particularly regarding a land deed.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Osmont, Louis, fl. 1792
Leval, Rosalie Josephe Bacler de, fl. 1790-1796

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