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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Lewis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10270 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 22 July 1793 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 40.3 cm, Width: 25.1 cm Order a Copy

Asks Lewis to review papers that came with the letter in regards to an "estate in the eastern parts of Massachusetts." Wishes with his help to finish up the business with the Waldo patent. Writes that "[i]t is extremely important to me, to complete, immediately, the purchase of this estate, if it can be done with one security to myself; and as Mr. Samuel Winslow is now waiting in town for its conclusion, I take the liberty to request your early attention to the questions which are enclosed, and to any other collatial points which may tend to give me a full and complete possession of the object of the proposed purchase." Large round water damage in the middle of the page. Watermarked "J Watt & C Patent Copy/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lewis, William, fl. 1786-1800
Dane, Nathan, 1752-1835
Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806

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