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Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04872 Author/Creator: Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 March 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 21.9 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that "the joint committee on the subject of your Lands has not met, and the session is so far advanced as to prevent any thing being done about them, this circumstance is favourable to your interest." Notes Henry Jackson will give Knox more details on this matter.

Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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