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Wilbar, Marshal, fl. 1803 Agreement with Gen. Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07826 Author/Creator: Wilbar, Marshal, fl. 1803 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 24 September 1803 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 23.7 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy

Agreement between Knox and Wilbar that Wilbar will design two houses in Thomaston for Knox, over the next year. Lists the terms of the arrangement and the details of the buildings Knox needs to be built. Signed by Knox, Wilbar, and John Blackman as witness.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wilbar, Marshall, fl. 1803
Blackman, John, fl. 1803

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