Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Arnold Wells
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02979 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Dorchester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 March 1784 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 29.2 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy
Knox negotiates rent with Wells, apparently the owner of the house and farm where Knox and his family are staying. Offers one hundred pounds rent per year: "I am willing to give this sum although from the most favorable calculations I find it shall bring me in debt... I cannot in justice to myself offer a greater rent than one hundred pounds for the farm, house, & its appendages." Written in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
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