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to Tench Francis
20 September 1796
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Writes to Francis regarding the shipment of spars on a schooner called the Columbia, which will sail within for or five days from Thomaston to deliver them to Boston.
GLC02437.06820
to Henry Knox
3 October 1796
Francis, Tench, 1730-1800
Discusses ordering and transporting spars by boat. "Free" handwritten and stamped on address leaf with no signature.
GLC02437.06834
5 November 1796
Written from Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine. Unsigned, but content and a portion of the handwriting suggest the author is Henry Knox. Discusses a business deal in which Knox is trying to provide Francis with shipbuilding materials...
GLC02437.06865
to Samuel Hodgdon
28 November 1796
Reports that he has received Hodgdon's shipment, and unfortunately the corn in it was inedible and "infected with the weavil [sic]." Believes he will not suffer too badly from the loss, however. Mentions that he and Henry Jackson are faced with...
GLC02437.06872
17 October 1796
Unsigned, but content and docket suggest the author is Henry Knox. Written from Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine. Agrees to provide Francis with shipbuilding supplies, "for the interest of the public." Discusses the logistics of this...
GLC02437.06844
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