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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Nathaniel Kidder

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07760 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 October 1802 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 28.4 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Noted as a copy. Instructions given to Kidder regarding the sale of Brigadiers Island (present day Sears Island, Maine) to [Rowland] Center.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Kidder, Nathaniel, 1771-1855

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