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Woodbridge, Dudley, 1747-1823 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06619 Author/Creator: Woodbridge, Dudley, 1747-1823 Place Written: Norwich Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 February 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Expresses interest in a plot of land in the Ohio territory that he heard Knox is possibly selling. Noted as written in Norwich, which is most likely in either Connecticut or Massachusetts. Also includes some calculations on the verso.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Woodbridge, Dudley, 1747-1823

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