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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Vose

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05950 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 October 1793 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 33.7 cm, Width: 21.1 cm Order a Copy

Gives instructions for his house being built (Montpelier). References fruit trees being delivered and provides detailed instructions on where and how they should be planted. Says Colonel John Tyler might assist Vose with the planting. Mentions having an icehouse built.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810

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