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Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04941 Author/Creator: Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 May 1791 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Discusses land deals related to the Flucker family and the Waldo patent. Mentions business affairs with Mr. [James] Bowdoin, Mr. [Benjamin] Hichborn, and Judge [John] Sullivan, among others.

Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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