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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to David Fales

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09201 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 October 1788 Pagination: 14 p. : docket ; Height: 31 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Henry Knox, Isaac Winslow, and Samuel Winslow on page 13. Noted as a copy. A long letter to Fales with instructions regarding surveying land in Maine. Offers Fales a position to work as their agent and to deal with the settlers in Maine.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Fales, David, fl. 1770-1801

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