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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to David Fales

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07021 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph document Date: 21 August 1797 Pagination: 4 p. ; 32.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Fales to go to Long Island, most likely Long Island, Maine, to greet members of the legislature. Also provides a list of important residents. Noted as written at Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine.

Fales, David, fl. 1770-1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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