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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Thomas Vose

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04115 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 February 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.5 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that General [Henry] Jackson has written to him about the agreement Vose made with Knox to be agent and collector in the Waldo patent lands. Discusses the length of time of Vose's appointment and the sums of money he is charged with collecting during that time.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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