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Porter, Benjamin J., fl. 1805-1821 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03110 Author/Creator: Porter, Benjamin J., fl. 1805-1821 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 March 1805 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 14.4 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that Mr. Harry, an attorney from Topsham (present-day Maine), requested a renewal of [Aleijah] Richardson's commission as justice of the peace for Lincoln County.

Porter, Benjamin J., fl. 1805-1821
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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