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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Samuel Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06062 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 March 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.3 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses delivering a deed for 10,000 acres on a township (possibly part of the Waldo patent lands). Mentions making business arrangements with several parties including Mr. [William] Duer and Colonel [Benjamin] Walker.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Duer, William, 1747-1799
Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818

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