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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Agreement with George Meade]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06589 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Agreement to sell 100,000 acres of land to George Meade for $50,000.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Meade, George, 1741-1808

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