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Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06377 Author/Creator: Peirce, Joseph (1745-1828) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 March 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 25.6 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses land business in Maine. Says he sent him a copy of "Sullivans History of Maine."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828

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