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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07203 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 December 1798 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.5 x 20.9 cm. Order a Copy

Knox acknowledges that he "received your note respecting Francis Flucker and the explanations of his conduct by McEllery." Knox believes that Francis must change his behavior sincerely, but as for now he had "no moral sense: wrong and right are the same to him." He has run away from school, and until he gets his act together, Knox insists that Knox is not "responsible either for his conduct or expences." Letterpress copy.

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

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