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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06165 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 August 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Informs Lucy his carriage broke down and he did not arrive home until this morning. Discusses the patent (possibly part of the Waldo patent lands) and the construction of their house (Montpelier).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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