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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Wilson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07699 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 December 1801 Pagination: 8 p. : docket ; Height: 29.3 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy

Instructions given to Wilson regarding Wilson's year assignment working for Knox. Specifically, Wilson is instructed to superintend the St. Georges mills by checking on them daily . He is also expected to attend to the docks and canals. Written at Montpelier in St. Georges [present day Thomaston, Maine]. Date was taken from docket.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wilson, Benjamin, fl. 1801-1802

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