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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Catharine Alexander Duer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05386 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 29 March 1792 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 31.9 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Marked "copy." Received her letter, and will try to help her servant Henry if possible. Largely illegible, but may be discussing the financial troubles of Mrs. Duer's husband, William Duer. Place not listed, however, another letter (GLC02437.05384) written on the same day places Knox in Philadelphia.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Duer, William, 1747-1799
Duer, Catharine Alexander, fl. 1792

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