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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to James Spaulding

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07012 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 August 1797 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Gives directions regarding building supplies such as lumber. Noted as written at Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Spaulding, James, fl. 1797

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