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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Robert Houston and George Ulmer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07610 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 12 September 1801 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 21.5 x 17.5 cm. Order a Copy

Appears to be copies of two different letters from Knox thanking Ulmer, Houston, and the other gentleman involved in the survey work.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Houston, Robert, 1765-1824
Ulmer, George, 1756-1825

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