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Selfridge, Thomas, fl. 1783-1805 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08075 Author/Creator: Selfridge, Thomas, fl. 1783-1805 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1783-1794 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

Summons for Knox to present a petition (not included) to the governor and council. Written in the third person and signed in the text.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Selfridge, Thomas, fl. 1783-1805

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