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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Joseph Peirce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06867 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 November 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30.2 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a previous order of wood, and places an order for several items, including rum and molasses, to be delivered to Zenas Lothrop on Brigadier's Island.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Lothrop, Zenas, 1764-1858

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