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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Henry Jackson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05265 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 19 December 1791 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 32.1 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Declares that it is essential that he conclude an agreement with the Committee on the Legislature regarding townships in the Waldo patent lands. Discusses potential prices for the purchase of the lands in Maine, as well as ways to negotiate the purchases.

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

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