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Lothrop, Zenas, fl. 1764-1858 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06734 Author/Creator: Lothrop, Zenas, fl. 1764-1858 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 May 1796 Pagination: 2 p. ; 30.5 x 17.6 cm. Order a Copy

Written from "Brigadier's Island." Discusses shipment of goods and livestock to and from Knox's estate in Maine, especially sheep.

Lothrop, Zenas, 1764-1858
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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