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Miller, Frank, fl. 1803 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07841 Author/Creator: Miller, Frank, fl. 1803 Place Written: Waldoboro, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 December 1803 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Writes to Knox regarding a claim for settlement on Knox's lands. Declares that he was an original settler of the Waldo patent under Samuel Waldo in 1752 or 1753, and would like to continue living on these lands.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Miller, Frank, fl. 1803

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