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[Bond between Henry Knox, Henry Jackson, and Israel Thorndike]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10335 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 3 April 1799 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 38.6 cm, Width: 24.2 cm Order a Copy

Knox and Jackson promise to pay Thorndike six thousand dollars. Contains the details of their obligation.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832

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