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Waldo, Samuel (b. 1764) to Isaac Winslow

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06621 Author/Creator: Waldo, Samuel (b. 1764) Place Written: Portland, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 Feburary 1796 Pagination: 1 p. ; 33.4 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that upon arriving at home, he found his family to be in good health. Discusses their land speculation projects which involve Henry Knox, including possible conspiracies against them by local forces in Maine.

Waldo, Samuel, b. 1764
Winslow, Isaac, 1763-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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