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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to James Malcom [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08043 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: 10 October 1806 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Invites Malcom to perform a survey of lands Knox sold to Mr. [Israel] Thorndike, Mr. Sears, and Mr. Prescot. Adds that a Mr. [Lothrop] Lewis will be performing a survey on behalf of Thorndkike, Sears and Prescot. Insists that the survey be performed with "the most perfect accuracy." Describes the details of the survey.

Malcom, James, fl. 1794-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832

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