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Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05314 Author/Creator: Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 February 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 29.7 cm, Width: 17.8 cm Order a Copy

Provides information on the Committee's decisions regarding the settlement of the "ten Proprietors" on Knox's Waldo patent lands in Maine. Updates Knox on financial deals the Committee is making about the purchase of land.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817

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