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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas S. Winthrop

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07576 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph document Date: 25 July 1801 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 21.1 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Mentions the land in Hampden, Maine has been surveyed. Says [Winthrop and/or Sullivan?] need to decide whether he/they want the land conveyed by a fee or through a deed of mortgage. Discusses further details concerning the land and the deed. Docket notes the letter is to Thomas Winthrop and William Sullivan. Letter appears to be a draft.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Winthrop, Thomas S., fl. 1801
Sullivan, William, fl. 1799-1806

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