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Wheaton, Mason, fl. 1784-1798 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07095 Author/Creator: Wheaton, Mason, fl. 1784-1798 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 1 March 1798 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 29.1 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

Asks Knox for a barrel of pork and states that he will give compensation and asks about the possibility of the renewal of his commission.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wheaton, Mason, 1733-?

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