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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Queries regarding Waldo patent]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09220 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 17 May 1789 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 33 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

A list of questions regarding the Waldo patent, a large tract of land Knox inherited from his mother's father. The queries are written to Benjamin Hichborn. The questions regard his financial obligations and possible sale of the estate. An answer is written in next to each question, perhaps in Hichborn's hand.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817

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