Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Samuel Winslow
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09202 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Portland, Maine Type: Autograph letter Date: 10 October 1788 Pagination: 8 p. : docket ; Height: 28.8 cm, Width: 17.1 cm Order a Copy
Discusses legal issues concerning the land owned and taxes owed by his late mother-in-law, Hannah Flucker, in Falmouth, Maine. Extracts are included which list out who the land was sold to and the amount of taxes paid. Expresses his desire to prevent future lands from being sold for taxes in the future.
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