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Murray, Alexander (ca. 1754-1821) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06027 Author/Creator: Murray, Alexander (ca. 1754-1821) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 January 1794 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 25.1 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Note tells Knox he won the lottery with ticket number 3514 and his prize will be "3000 Acres of Land in Kentucky Bourbon Country, valued @ 3/6 the Deed of which Genl Knox will please to write to Major Perigrine Fitzhugh for."

Murray, Alexander, ca. 1754-1821
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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