Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Abiel Wood
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06845 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Manuscript letter Date: 18 October 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy
Unsigned, but content and docket suggest the author is Henry Knox. Written from Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine. Asks for information about chartering vessels of different sizes and at different times of the year, in Wiscasset (he spells it "Wisscasset") or on Penobscot Bay, in Maine.
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