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Wendell, John, 1731-1808 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04929 Author/Creator: Wendell, John, 1731-1808 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 April 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 33.6 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Tells Knox that Wendell's son is visiting from Boston. Asks him to find out the value of the "Lands at Muscongus" as Knox is a "proprietor in the same Tracts of Land." Wendell does not know the value, as he is from upstate New York. Asks Knox what he would be willing to pay for 2500 acres.

Wendell, John, 1731-1808
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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