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Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806 to Hannah Flucker Urquhart Harwood

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03554 Author/Creator: Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 May 1787 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 22.9 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Winslow informs his cousin of the difficulty he has had in obtaining a confirmation of the Muscongus (Waldo) Patent. Writes that he and his brother have been corresponding with Henry Knox, and they trust him with the business of their deceased aunt's estate.

Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart, fl. 1774-1796
Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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