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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to William Constable

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04734 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 23 September 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30.6 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Knox notes receipt of Constable's letter of 17 September 1790. Writes that although he told Constable on 23 July that he would "accept the terms...for the St. Lawrence lands," three months have gone by and he cannot be expected to honor the same agreement.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Constable, William, 1721-1791

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