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Saltonstall, Nathaniel, 1746-1815 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07764 Author/Creator: Saltonstall, Nathaniel, 1746-1815 Place Written: Haverhill Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 November 1802 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 17.9 cm Order a Copy

Continues to discuss a land negotiation between Henry Knox and himself. Briefly mentions people settling on the land. Says his prior offer of selling the land [likely in Maine] for $1 per acre to Knox still stands. Written from Haverhill which possibly is in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Maine.

Saltonstall, Nathaniel, 1746-1815
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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