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Towle, Simon, fl. 1801-1805 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07919 Author/Creator: Towle, Simon, fl. 1801-1805 Place Written: Chester, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 March 1805 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

Written from "Chester," which is likely in Maine, but may also be in New Hampshire. Writes about a tract of land he would like to purchase from Knox near Belfast, Maine.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Towle, Simon, fl. 1801-1805

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