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Williams, John George, fl. 1795 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06026 Author/Creator: Williams, John George, fl. 1795 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 12, 1795 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 23.7 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Wrote this letter to "commit to paper my views for an Establishment in the Province of Maine." Wants to settle in America and set up a mercantile settlment. Wants to supply the inhabitants of Maine and believes such a settlement will draw more people there.

Williams, John George, fl. 1795
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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