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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Agreement]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06562 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Manuscript document Date: 4 November 1795 Pagination: 1 p. ; 30.9 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

An agreement with a John Butler concerning a plot of land. Signature is clipped and signed with an illegible signature as a witness.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Butler, John, 1728-1796

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