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Lee, A., fl. 1788 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03936 Author/Creator: Lee, A., fl. 1788 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 14 July 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Encloses a document related to a parcel of land (not present). Hopes to obtain information regarding the "quality & value of the Land." Wants to know whether any part of the land can be rented or sold. Docket indicates "Respecting his lands on the Andrewscoggin River- 40 miles from Falmouth Massachusetts." Pertains to present-day Falmouth, Maine and the Androscoggin River.

Lee, A., fl. 1788
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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