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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Ulmer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06832 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 September 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 30.5 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy

Writes regarding a business interaction between himself, Ulmer and a Mr. Knight [or Knights]. Knight has asked Knox, following Ulmer's advice, for a receipt from a certificate from July. Knox does not know what the price was, so asks Ulmer to settle the matter with Knight directly.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ulmer, George, 1756-1825

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