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Hall, Joseph, 1720-1807 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07569 Author/Creator: Hall, Joseph, 1720-1807 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 July 1801 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23.9 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox he paid $750 and received the release on a note as Knox had instructed. Also mentions they arrested Knox's farrier but ended up releasing him. Discusses the ongoing conflict between the settlers and surveyors on the Waldo patent lands.

Hall, Joseph, 1720-1807
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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