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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Isaac Winslow, Jr.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09172 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 26, 1788 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 32.7 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Discusses documents he has recently examined which suggest a dispute over the estate of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo between his son Samuel Waldo, and his sons-in-law Isaac Winslow (father of the addressee) and Thomas Flucker (father-in-law of Henry Knox).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Winslow, Isaac, 1763-1806
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759
Waldo, Samuel, fl. 1723-1770

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