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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Nathaniel Saltonstall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07770 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 November 1802 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 24.1 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Letter is noted as a copy on the docket. Continues to discuss a land negotiation [appears to be part of the Muscongus patent lands in Maine] between Saltonstall and himself. Formally accepts Saltonstall's terms for purchasing the property and agrees to pay $1 per acre.

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

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