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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Ulmer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07476 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Manuscript document Date: 23 October 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

Notes on a letter Knox sent to Ulmer. The note mentions that Knox gave Ulmer a "list of settlers who subscribed in 1788 for lots and paid." Knox wants Robert Houston to finish his surveying and notes that Benjamin Lincoln and Henry Jackson are his "worthy friends." Knox also wants to make sure that his surveyors are not interrupted as they were "on 18 July last."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ulmer, George, 1756-1825
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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