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Flucker, Francis (fl. 1796-1801) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07056 Author/Creator: Flucker, Francis (fl. 1796-1801) Place Written: Billerica, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 22.4 x 17.8 cm. Order a Copy

Forwards to his uncle Knox some of his bills and thanks him for the books he sent, though he still needs a Greek lexicon. Expresses his concern for his cousin Julia, who has been ill.

Flucker, George Francis Waldo, fl. 1796-1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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