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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Samuel Hodgdon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06662 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 March 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 22.8 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy

Hopes Hodgdon will be able to successfully negotiate on their project without having to offer an "enormous discount." Asks him to speak to Mr. [William] Bingham about a particular project. Writes that he about sending a vessel for Hodgdon's lumber and will let him know when he has a response.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Bingham, William, 1752-1804

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