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Manuscript letter

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

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Autograph letter signed

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

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Autograph letter signed

to Henry Knox

16 October 1796

Forbes, Eli, fl. 1797-1799

Discusses a business arrangement with Benjamin Joy.

GLC02437.06843

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Manuscript letter

to Tench Francis

17 October 1796

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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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Manuscript letter

to Tench Francis

5 November 1796

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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