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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Louis de Tousard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07378 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: St. George, Maine Type: Autograph letter Date: 16 March 1800 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.4 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Knox explains to Tousard that he has been away for awhile, so he has not received Tousard's letters. In this incomplete letter Knox discusses his contracts to sell lime and oak.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Tousard, Louis de, 1749-1817

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