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Knox, Henry Jackson (1780-1832) to Henry Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08048 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry Jackson (1780-1832) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 October 1806 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30.1 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to inform Jackson that his father, Henry Knox, has died. Relates that Knox swallowed a chicken bone and could not recover. Stresses how miserable his family is because of the death.

Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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