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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Peter Charles Varlé

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06541 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 October 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Asks Varlé to send a whole report for the canal, complete with all of its locks and levels.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Varlé, Peter Charles, fl. 1794-1809

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