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Flucker, Thomas (fl. 1775-1801) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03050 Author/Creator: Flucker, Thomas (fl. 1775-1801) Place Written: Wells, Somerset, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 September 1784 Pagination: 4 p. ; 32.7 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Knox's brother-in-law discusses the details of his inherited lands in America: "Your Ideas respecting what shou'd be done with my mothers property will have the greatest weight..." Sends his love to Lucy, Knox's wife.

Flucker's parents, Thomas Flucker and Hannah Waldo, had a considerable inheritance of land in America, most of which had been passed down from General Samuel Waldo.

Flucker, Thomas, 1752-1784
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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