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Hatch, Walter, fl. 1798 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07125 Author/Creator: Hatch, Walter, fl. 1798 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 May 1798 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that they have been designing some sort of boat, called a packet, but are now in need of cash to finish.

Hatch, Walter, fl. 1798
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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