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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06181 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 August 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 29.8 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox one of his principal Masons;, Mr. [Henry] Simpson, is interested in buying some land in St. George, Maine. Discusses a gentleman who will be visiting Knox to discuss a township.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Simpson, Henry Jr., fl. 1794-1796

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