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Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03962 Author/Creator: Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 Place Written: Marietta, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 August 1788 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Discusses matters related to the Ohio Company settlement at Marietta, including the possibility of defense against Native American attacks. Intended to send Knox a plan of Marietta, but was unable to draw one due to his injured or afflicted hand. Relates the details of cultivating the land and discusses land prices. Plans to go down the [Ohio] River to meet with nine Indian tribes.

Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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