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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Nathan Dane

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10278 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 August 1793 Pagination: 1 p. ; 40.7 x 24.7 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Dane to give General Jackson any advice concerning a petition to the General Court over land. Also allows him to make any modifications to the petition as he sees fit. Watermarked "Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Dane, Nathan, 1752-1835
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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