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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Henry Dearborn

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03084 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 January 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Knox writes to Colonel Dearborn regarding lands on the Kennebec River in present-day Maine. Asks Dearborn to rescue the lands from an unspecified situation on behalf of "his Excellency the Governor," likely referring to John Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts.

Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hancock, John, 1737-1797

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