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Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09236 Author/Creator: Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829 Place Written: Pittston, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 November 1791 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 18 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Discussion of building roads on the Waldo patent. Has heard that Knox plans on building roads, states that he is also in the process of building certain roads very soon, and also states he has workmen who can likely work on both their roads.

Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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