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Dutton, Samuel E., fl. 1803-1805 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07838 Author/Creator: Dutton, Samuel E., fl. 1803-1805 Place Written: Bangor, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 December 1803 Pagination: 7 p. : address ; Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Long letter detailing judicial hearings and decisions regarding Knox's claims to lands in the Waldo patent which have been claimed by squatters.

Dutton, Samuel E., fl. 1803-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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