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Dunton, Ebenezer, fl. 1794-1796 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06746 Author/Creator: Dunton, Ebenezer, fl. 1794-1796 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 May 1796 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Writes an extensive letter about acquiring supplies, especially construction materials such as nails and lumber, for buildings in the Waldo patent lands. Mentions that Captain [Thomas] Vose is purchasing materials as well.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Dunton, Ebenezer, fl. 1794-1796
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810

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