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Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09170 Author/Creator: Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824 Place Written: Rutland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 11, 1787 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 31.9 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Noted as written in "Rutland," possibly in Ohio or Massachusetts. Discusses a survey of the Muscongus patent completed by Captain Stone and Mr. [possibly Enoch] Titcomb.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824
Titcomb, Enoch, 1747-1814

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