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Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05393 Author/Creator: Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 April 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Written and signed in text in third person. Writes that Smith has received a query from John Moore of Peterborough, New Hampshire, regarding the purchase of lands in Peterborough. Would like to know Knox's terms for the purchase. Date taken from docket.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816
Moore, John, fl. 1784-1792

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