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Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09221 Author/Creator: Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 May 1789 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Discussing financial issues related to Waldo's patent, a large tract of land owned by Knox that previously belonged to his wife's family. Discusses taxes on the land, the desire of the residents of the patent to have their lands surveyed, and settling financial affairs with various tenants.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Winslow, Isaac, 1763-1806

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