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Ulmer, George, 1756-1825 to Thomas Vose

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06770 Author/Creator: Ulmer, George, 1756-1825 Place Written: Ducktrap, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 June 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 15.1 cm Order a Copy

Ulmer writes to Vose asking about delivery of goods for "the Gen'l" [General Henry Knox]. Discusses shipping them by a vessel helmed by a Captain Norton.

Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810
Ulmer, George, 1756-1825
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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