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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Joseph North

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09115 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document Date: 6 January 1785 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 32 x 21.2 cm. Order a Copy

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Writes with urgency about the value of lands in the Waldo patent, referencing North's previous letter. See GLC02437.09114.

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

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