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North, Joseph, fl. 1738-1785 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09114 Author/Creator: North, Joseph, fl. 1738-1785 Place Written: Hallowell, Maine Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 1 January 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Provides Knox with the research he asked for regarding deeds and transactions on record for the Muscongus patent. Lists some information regarding ownership of lands by Samuel Waldo and by Mr. [Thomas] and Mrs. [Hannah] Flucker. See GLC02437.09110 for a related letter.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
North, Joseph, fl. 1784-1785
Flucker, Hannah, 1726-1785
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783
Waldo, Samuel, fl. 1723-1770

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