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Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09224 Author/Creator: Winslow, Isaac, 1736-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 June 1789 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that the General Court of the State Legislature has put off ruling on pettitions regarding land Knox owns. Many residents on this land are petitioning. Also relates other information relating to property disputes over Waldo's Patent, the land that Knox owns.

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

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