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Gilman, Jonathan, fl. 1806 to John Gleason

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08028 Author/Creator: Gilman, Jonathan, fl. 1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 June 1806 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 14.7 cm, Width: 18.1 cm Order a Copy

Written from a place titled "Grean Plantacion." Asks Gleason to ask General [Henry] Knox about the fate of a lot of land he is interested in purchasing.

Gilman, Jonathan, fl. 1806
Gleason, John, Jr., 1758-1822
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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