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Wheaton, Mason, fl. 1784-1798 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03063 Author/Creator: Wheaton, Mason, fl. 1784-1798 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 October 1784 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 20 cm, Width: 16.5 cm Order a Copy

Discusses his interest in "burning lime," or lime manufacture for use in masonry. Comments on "lime kilem," possibly lime kiln, in the area. Recommends a cooper, Mr. Marse, who "will make a thousand hogsheads yearly."

Wheaton, Mason, 1733-?
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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