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Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07452 Author/Creator: Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 August 1800 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Peirce talks of the issue of Knox's surveyors and Mr. Bowdoin's plans to "prevent Surveyors running any Lines." Peirce tells Knox Francis Flucker is in town and has requested $75 in funds.

Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Flucker, George Francis Waldo, fl. 1796-1801

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