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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Samuel Hodgdon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06497 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 August 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.1 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Hodgdon that he has yet to hear a line from him and is waiting for replies to previous letters.

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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