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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Daniel Davis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07411 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter Date: 26 May 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23.5 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Knox asks Davis to represent "in behalf of Mrs. Knox, the right of one of the heirs of the said Brigadier Waldo...the right of Mrs. Hannah Flucker deceased." Knox and his wife will give power of attorney to Davis to do this.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Davis, Daniel, 1762-1835
Flucker, Hannah, 1726-1785
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart, fl. 1774-1796

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