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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Louis de Tousard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07360 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 January 1800 Pagination: 2 p. ; 25.1 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Knox writes that he had hoped to hear from Tousard regarding "further supply of Lime." Knox says that "hitherto I have done nothing with Jonathan Jackson, Esq." The paper of this document is very thin and the writing very faded.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Tousard, Louis de, 1749-1817
Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810

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