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Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06650 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 March 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 23.6 x 22.3 cm. Order a Copy

Mentions that he received Knox's last letter, and that Mr. [William] Bingham is looking for letters Hodgdon sent. Discusses financial transactions they are planning with Colonel [probably Clement] Biddle.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814

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