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Cobb, David, 1748-1830 to Henry Knox [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05578 Author/Creator: Cobb, David, 1748-1830 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 13 August 1792 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy

Discusses travelling with Captain John Hills to survey the land and waterways for the building of the canal, specifically Millers river and other waterways going east. Informs Knox that they are continuing the survey and will probably be in the Concord area by the end of the week.

Cobb, David, 1748-1830
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hills, John, fl. 1771-1796

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