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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07887 Author/Creator: Dutton, Samuel E., fl. 1803-1805 Place Written: Bangor, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 October 1804 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 25.3 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a variety of business concerns, such as a judgment against an Amos Mann, in favor of Knox, in a lumber dispute. Mentions several government resolutions recently passed.

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

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