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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Statement for the survey of land]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06432 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 27 June 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.5 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

First part is a statement where John Harkness and James Malcolm swear to perform their duties as surveyors to the best of their ability. Second part states that Mason Wheaton served as a witness to Harkness and Malcolm's oath. Noted as written on Lincoln Island of Thomaston, Maine. Docket written and signed by Knox.

Harkness, John, fl. 1795-1803
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Malcolm, James, fl. 1795
Wheaton, Mason, 1733-?

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