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Constable, William, 1721-1791 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09925 Author/Creator: Constable, William, 1721-1791 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1781-1791 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the sale of land. A date of 1795 was previously inferred and written in pencil, but Constable died in 1791, indicating that the document must have been written prior.

Constable, William, 1721-1791
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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