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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Daniel Cony

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04310 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 August 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.9 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Received his recent letter regarding persons of good character who would like to settle on the Waldo patent lands. Asks that he refer the applicants to Captain Thomas Vose and David Fales, who act as his agents on-site. Emphasizes his interest in arranging favorable terms with any worthy people who would like to settle the land.

Cony, Daniel, fl. 1777-1816
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Fales, David, fl. 1770-1801
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810

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