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Vose, Thomas (1753-1810) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04096 Author/Creator: Vose, Thomas (1753-1810) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 January 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 28.9 x 18.1 cm. Order a Copy

Has finally read the agreement and sundry other papers Knox sent him. General [Henry] Jackson had received them and delivered them to the Winslows, forgetting that Vose was supposed to read them first. Mr. Isaac Winslow, Jr. did not seem inclined to discuss business with him until he had consulted with his cousin Isaac Winslow and Samuel Winslow. Discusses who should be an agent: Samuel Winslow, Mr. Price, or Captain Hall. Also mentions a recent meeting with Mr. Isaac Winslow, Sr.

It is possible that Vose is referring to Mr. Isaac Winslow Jr., brother to Samuel Winslow and son of Isaac Winslow and Lucy Waldo, as well as Mr. Isaac Winslow Sr., elder cousin to Isaac Jr. and Samuel.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810
Winslow, Isaac, 1763-1806
Winslow, Samuel, fl. 1781-1806
Winslow, Isaac, 1743-1793
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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