Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03240 Author/Creator: Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 7, 1786 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 22.1 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy
Discusses transactions relating to the Falmouth lands, a tract of land belonging to Henry Knox's wife's family; they belonged to the estate of Brigadier-General Samuel Waldo, Lucy Knox's grandfather. Samuel Winslow describes negotiations between Isaac Winslow; someone with the initials T.F. (perhaps Thomas Flucker, Lucy's father); Francis Waldo, an uncle of Lucy Knox; and a Mr. Wetmore. Also mentions the price of the lands and the taxes involved.
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