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Little, Daniel, fl. 1789-1801 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09222 Author/Creator: Little, Daniel, fl. 1789-1801 Place Written: Wells, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 June 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discussing building a school on the Waldo patent, a large tract of land belonging to Knox.

Little, Daniel, fl. 1788-1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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