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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Petition]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10421 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 14 November 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 37.5 x 23.2 cm. Order a Copy

Petition to the legislature of Massachusetts and the general court in regards to land patents. Includes a "signature" from Isaac Winslow, possibly written in Knox's hand.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Winslow, Isaac, 1743-1793

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