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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Judith Sargent Murray

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06925 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 March 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21.8 x 18.3 cm. Order a Copy

Written in the third person and signed in the text. Thanks Murray for her attentions and finds himself flattered by her compliments. States that he will sign the subscription paper. Date from docket.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Murray, Judith Sargent, 1751-1820

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