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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07641 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph document Date: 22 October 1801 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 21.6 cm, Width: 17.4 cm Order a Copy

Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Discusses business transactions involving timber. States he has a parcel of logs in a pond and needs them shipped to the mills before winter sets in. Provides further instructions and details concerning the logs.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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