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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], John Hancock Correspondence, WLU Coll. 0032, Special Collections, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of William H. Daniel in 1937 or 1938.

Scope and Contents

This letter from March 24, 1791 to Henry Knox discusses Hancock's sending two quintals of fish to be shipped from Boston to Philadelphia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Fishes
• Massachusetts -- Boston
• Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
• Shipping