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Towne, Salem, 1746-1825 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07849 Author/Creator: Towne, Salem, 1746-1825 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 March 1804 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28.4 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Writes that per the (possibly Congressional) resolve, he has gone to the Waldo patent lands and re-examined the settlers's land claims. Explains that he has entered the names of those individuals who are entitled to their land, on a particular plan and survey.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Towne, Salem, 1746-1825

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