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Lincoln, Abner (1763-1826) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07772 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abner (1763-1826) Place Written: Hingham, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 November 1802 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23 x 18.3 cm. Order a Copy

Introduces Knox to Isaiah Cushing. Notes Cushing is a young gentleman who wishes to settle in Thomaston as a physician. States, "Mr. Cushing is a young gentleman of talents & information & he merits the esteem & confidence of the informed, the wise & good." Requests Knox to make Cushing a kind offer.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Abner, 1763-1826

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