Bacon, John, 1738-1820 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04413 Author/Creator: Bacon, John, 1738-1820 Place Written: Stockbridge, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 November 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 15.8 cm Order a Copy
Discusses a demand made by a Mr. Goldthwait regarding the Waldo patent. Wishes to know if there is any "certain prospect of [the estate] being selled [sold] within a short time? We are unwilling our demand should lye any longer in the situation in which it now is."
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