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Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06640 Author/Creator: Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 27, 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Talks about his inability to send his letter by an earlier post. Mentions the illness of an unnamed associate, which he heard about from a Colonel [possibly Mason] Wheaton. Discusses the desire of some people in Maine to buy land from Knox.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810
Wheaton, Mason, 1733-?

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