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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Gleason Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07028 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 September 1797 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.7 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Informs Gleason that he has arrived in Boston and gives him a list of things that have been ordered, such as corn and rye. Also discusses construction at his house in Maine.

Gleason, John, Jr., 1758-1822
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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