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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Financial agreement]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07985 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 19 November 1805 Pagination: 2 p. ; 33.8 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Declares that Knox is bound to Israel Thorndike and William Prescott for the sum of thirty thousand dollars. Also includes information on lands Knox owns, possibly included as collateral in case of his inability to pay.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832
Prescott, William, fl. 1805-1806

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