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Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06243 Author/Creator: Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 November 1794 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox he enclosed a survey from Mr. [Noah] Miller. Also informs him he hired Mr. [James] Malcom to survey the [Waldo patent] land. Discusses the progress of the survey work, marking the road, and laying out the township. Mentions he was planning on sending him potatoes but they were small and watery.

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

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