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Hamlin, Perez, fl. 1803 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07800 Author/Creator: Hamlin, Perez, fl. 1803 Place Written: Hampden, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 May 1803 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 18.8 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Writes to ask Knox if he can purchase a specific tract of land in Maine, and asks what price Knox would charge.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hamlin, Perez, fl. 1803

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