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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Agreement between Henry Knox and William Bell]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06756 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 31 May 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Witnessed and signed by Thomas C. Lowden. Agreement that Bell will hire, for Knox, a gardener from England named Thomas Roebuck, who will come work for Knox in America. Outlines Roebuck's terms, including wages for the first three years of employment.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bell, William, fl. 1783-1796
Roebuck, Thomas, fl. 1796

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