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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Joseph Peirce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06873 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1796 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Comments on the merchandise Captain [Thomas] Vose purchased on his behalf while with Peirce. Discusses his financial accounts and his investments in the shipping industry. Mentions an order of merchandise he placed to ship to his associate, Zenas Lothrop, on Brigadier's Island.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810
Lothrop, Zenas, 1764-1858

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