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Bingham, William, 1752-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06522 Author/Creator: Bingham, William, 1752-1804 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 September 1795 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Expresses his apologies that Knox's land proposals have failed and discusses the difficulties they are having in selling the Maine lands.

Bingham, William, 1752-1804
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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