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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Edward H. Robbins

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06342 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 4, 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Asks for an examination by an impartial tribunal in order to correct a "blunder of the surveyors," referring to issues involved with the Waldo patent. Letterpress copy.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Robbins, Edward H. (Edward Hutchinson), 1758-1837

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