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Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09150 Author/Creator: Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 April 1786 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 20.9 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that he and the rest of the family are upset by the "melancholy information" Knox related in a previous letter (this may refer to the death of Hannah Flucker, or "our Aunt Flucker," as he refers to her, in 1785). Discusses his upcoming business travels and difficulties related to the lime business. Mentions legal and financial issues relating to the Waldo patent lands, and explains that a Mr. Stone has been hired to conduct a survey of a portion of the lands.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806

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