Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03029 Author/Creator: Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783 Place Written: Wells, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 July 1784 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy
Responds to a letter from Knox (GLC02437.02992) discussing the Waldo Estate, Flucker's inheritance. Instructs Knox to sell the portion that was not seized during the war as soon as possible. Notes that his Uncle Waldo recently died, bequeathing his Falmouth property to "the children of his older Brother" and appointing Samuel and Isaac Winslow as executors of the remainder. Discusses family matters, mentioning a brother, Mrs. Urquhart (possibly his sister Hannah.)
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