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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Deed of land sold by Knox to Benjamin Bussey]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10353 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 15 October 1804 Pagination: 2 p. ; 36.6 x 23.2 cm. Order a Copy

Cosigned by Bussey. Countersigned by Charles Davis as a witness. Pertains to two townships in Maine.

Possibly Benjamin Bussey (1757-1842).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bussey, Benjamin, 1757-1842
Davis, Charles, fl. 1804-1805

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