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3 March 1800

Brimmer, Martin, 1742-1804

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Brimmer sends within a letter to Knox "described Tracts of Land...claimed by Mrs. Hannah Waterhouse, (widow of S. Waterhouse Esqr.) as sole heiress of her father Job Lewis-her situation in Life is such as calls for the assistance of all her friends."

GLC02437.07372

12 September 1778

Brimmer, Martin, 1742-1804

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Lists transactions of William Knox.

GLC02437.10387

31 July 1778

Brimmer, Martin, 1742-1804

Manuscript document

Title: [Account between General Henry Knox and Jackson Tracy & Tracy]

Signed by Brimmer on behalf of Jonathan Jackson, Nathaniel Tracy, and John Tracy. Knox pays for sugar and repairs of the Hero, a frigate.

GLC02437.10457

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