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Towne, Salem, 1746-1825 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09282 Author/Creator: Towne, Salem, 1746-1825 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Letter signed Date: 23 June 1803 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that he will soon be travelling to the Waldo Patent, as a representative of the government of Massachusetts, in order to examine the claims of the settlers living there.

Towne, Salem, 1746-1825
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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