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Dawes, Thomas, 1731-1809 [Resolution by the Massachusetts legislature regarding Henry Knox's petition]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09261 Author/Creator: Dawes, Thomas, 1731-1809 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: February 9, 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Resolution by the Massachusetts legislature regarding Henry Knox's petition. Grants to Knox and his partners the land the petitioned for. Also with the name of John Bacon as if signed.

Dawes, Thomas, 1731-1809

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