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Shute, Benjamin, fl. 1767-1801 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07284 Author/Creator: Shute, Benjamin, fl. 1767-1801 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 July 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 24.7 x 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Shute writes Knox for instructions about taking care of Knox's land and dealing with roaming cows.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shute, Benjamin, fl. 1767-1801

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