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Houston, Robert, 1765-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07897 Author/Creator: Houston, Robert, 1765-1824 Place Written: Belfast, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 December 1804 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 27.4 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Writes that per Knox's instructions, he has visited several plantations on the Waldo patent and posted notifications about the money they owe. Received responses from as many of the people as he could, depending on who was at home when he visited.

Houston, Robert, 1765-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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