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Copeland, Moses, fl. 1786-1807 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06879 Author/Creator: Copeland, Moses, fl. 1786-1807 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 December 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Writes to ask Knox about a land deal Copeland has been involved in since 1776, involving a William Gregory, John Martin, and Caleb Turner.

Copeland, Moses, fl. 1786-1807
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Gregory, William, fl. 1796
Martin, John, fl. 1796
Turner, Caleb, fl. 1796

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