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Kidder, Nathaniel, 1771-1855 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07771 Author/Creator: Kidder, Nathaniel, 1771-1855 Place Written: Prospect, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 November 1802 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.2 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy

Says the "post" left earlier than expected and he was not able to mail the letters last week. Notes he enclosed (not included) an account of the sale from the auction. Also mentions William Staples applied to him about paying Knox's current years' tax from the proceeds of the auction.

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

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