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- GLC#
- GLC02437.07645-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 28 October 1801
- Author/Creator
- Witherspoon, John, fl. 1800-1801
- Title
- to Henry Knox
- Place Written
- Sears Island, Maine
- Pagination
- 2 p. : address ; Height: 30.4 cm, Width: 18 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Stresses to Knox he did not remove one of Knox's barns on Brigadiers Island (present day Sears Island, Maine). Informs Knox whoever told him he was removing a barn was mistaken. Says he removed the remaining portion of the roof on the house because it was damaged (likely from a storm). Also discusses the compensation he deserves for his work and the possibility of Knox selling the island. A small portion of the letter is missing at the bottom causing minor text loss.
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