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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Shute

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06484 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 August 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.4 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Mentions his wish not to have any more of his lands occupied by settlers and states that he will decide on some kind of system.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shute, Benjamin, fl. 1767-1801

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