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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Samuel Henley

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04155 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 March 1789 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 32.4 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Received his recent letter via Mr. [Nathaniel] Gorham. Declares that he was unable to find certain mortgage paperwork pertaining to Mr. [Thomas] Flucker's estate that Henley asked him for. Would have submitted it to Henley if he had found it. Discusses legal actions surrounding land claims on the Waldo patent.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Henley, Samuel, fl. 1788-1795
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783
Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796

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