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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Prospect Selectmen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07740 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 July 1802 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 29 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Announces he would like to see a road built on Brigadiers Island, present day Sears Island, Maine. Date taken from the docket.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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