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Reed, Frederick, fl. 1799 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07263 Author/Creator: Reed, Frederick, fl. 1799 Place Written: Thomaston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 May 1799 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 30.5 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Reed, seemingly a squatter on Knox's land, writes to Knox that he is "still alive and still in possession of the land at owls head." Reed is willing to pay Knox $2/acre except for land Reed claims "pedody payed for...years ago." He goes on to discuss other possible arrangements including mortgaging the land to Knox for Knox's security.

Reed, Frederick, fl. 1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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