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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Gleason [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07926 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 1805/03/31 Pagination: 4 p. ; 32.8 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Unsigned, and apparently incomplete, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Discusses various issues related to Knox's lime business, such as the burning of kilns and shipments via Captain [Edward] Kelleran.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Gleason, John, Jr., 1758-1822
Kelleran, Edward, 1777-?
Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832

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