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Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06733 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 May 1796 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to Knox about financial concerns. Declares that he has contacted Mr. [George] Meade (he spells it "Mead") regarding Knox's bank concerns, and Meade has agreed to accept an arrangement with General [Henry] Jackson as part of their transaction. Relates the rest of the terms of the deal.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Meade, George, 1741-1808
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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