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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Joseph & Moses Copeland

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07498 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Manuscript document Date: 6-9 January 1801 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Copy of multiple letters. Appears to be correspondences between Henry Knox, Joseph Copeland, and Moses Copeland regarding Knox's Eastern lands. Knox complains about people cutting his timber on the Warren lands and requests Joseph Copeland's assistance. Asks Joseph Copeland to find evidence and prosecute the trespassers. A note from one of the Copeland's agreeing to Knox's request is also included. Knox also discusses a deed that is part of the Waldo patent lands. A table with a list of names and acres owned is also provided. A portion of the letter is a duplicate of GLC02437.07499.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Copeland, Joseph, fl. 1796-1801
Copeland, Moses, fl. 1786-1807

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