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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Jonathan D. Robins

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07835 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 October 1803 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 29.8 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Has received Robins's note via Captain [Edward] Kelleran, and thanks him for his punctual payment. Reports that Captain Kelleran is departing with a full cargo of casks of lime. Does not believe he will be able to stop at Portsmouth to sell some of it, due to the weather.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Robins, Jonathan D., fl. 1803
Kelleran, Edward, 1777-?

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