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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Henry Knox's asking price for land]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08404 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Initialled twice by Knox. This document was sent to James Swan. Will accept a payment of $12,000 and $18,000 loan at 6 percent interest, payable annually, in return for 100,000 acres of land. The land is probably in Maine. Guarantees the land will not cost more than 30 cents per acre.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Swan, James, 1754-1830

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