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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to John Lowell and Thomas Russell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04156 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 25 March 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.9 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Received his recent letter via Mr. [Nathaniel] Gorham. Reports that while he "feel[s] for the situation of the respectable Mr. Henley," he is unable to assist him apart from what he outlined in his recent letter to Henley (see GLC02437.04155). Discusses mortgage paperwork for Mr. [Thomas] Flucker's lands.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lowell, John, 1743-1802
Russell, Thomas, fl. 1789
Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783

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