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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Benjamin Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06723 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 April 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22.8 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that he has been unable to repay money he owes to Lincoln due to family obligations, until now. However, he asks whether he might have one more week to repay it.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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