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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Tench Francis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06820 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Manuscript letter Date: 20 September 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 30.4 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Writes to Francis regarding the shipment of spars on a schooner called the Columbia, which will sail within for or five days from Thomaston to deliver them to Boston.

Francis, Tench, 1730-1800
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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