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Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09226 Author/Creator: Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 July 1789 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 23 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Discussing financial issues and difficulties related to the Waldo patent, a large tract of land which Knox owns and which Winslow helps manage. Winslow also discusses his personal affairs.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Winslow, Isaac, 1743-1793
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Boundary or Property Dispute
Finance
Waldo Patent
Land Transaction
The Early Republic

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