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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10280 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter Date: 31 August 1793 Pagination: 7 p. ; 40.7 x 25.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the construction of a building. States that "I am persuaded that it would be chaper and perhaps better to defer the building until next year." Mentions the cold weather and that if it lasts, the digging of the foundation can begin. Last page missing lower left hand corner. Watermarked "Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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