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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09178 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 16 August 1788 Pagination: 8 p. : docket ; Height: 31.7 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Knox writes to the Committee, which includes Leonard Jarvis, Samuel Phillips, Daniel Correy, John Read [Knox spells it "Reed"], and Nathaniel Wells. Seems to be writing on behalf of the heirs and executors of the Waldo patent. Discusses the northern boundaries of the patent, and asks that the Committee submit their concerns to the General Court.

Correy, Daniel, fl. 1795
Phillips, Samuel, 1752-1802
Read, John, fl. 1789-1795
Wells, Nathaniel, fl. 1795
Jarvis, Leonard, fl. 1788-1795
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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