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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Certificate for Captain Edward Kelleran]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07856 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter Date: 22 May 1804 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.1 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Knox certifies that he forgives a debt Kelleran owes to two other parties.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Gleason, John, Jr., 1758-1822
Kelleran, Edward, 1777-?

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