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Porter, Aaron, fl. 1806 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08003 Author/Creator: Porter, Aaron, fl. 1806 Place Written: Biddeford, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 5, 1806 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 25.6 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Writes to recommend Mr. Nathaniel Coffin for a position of Justice of the Peace in the county of Bath. Relates his qualifications. Adds that Knox's friend General [David] Cobb, as well as Judge Thatcher, are well acquainted with him as well.

Porter, Aaron, fl. 1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Thatcher, Ebenezer, 1778-1841
Thatcher, George, 1754-1824
Cobb, David, 1748-1830
Coffin, Nicholas, fl. 1806

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