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Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06747 Author/Creator: Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 May 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 31 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Reports on several small debts he incurred while working as Knox's agent in Thomaston. Also mentions that a mare Knox purchased in Philadelphia gave birth to a "beautiful mare colt," but the colt died, of indeterminate cause, at about ten days old.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810

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