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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Samuel Adams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06631 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 18 February 1796 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 33.2 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803
Waldo, Samuel, b. 1764
Winslow, Isaac, 1763-1806
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810
Ely, Samuel, fl. 1796-1797
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Land Transaction
Landlord and Tenant
Waldo Patent
Mobs and Riots
Rebellion
Government and Civics
Whiskey Rebellion
Petition
Boundary or Property Dispute
The Early Republic

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