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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to George Ulmer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06837 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 October 1796 Pagination: 2 p. ; 30.4 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy

Written from Montpelier, Knox's estate in Thomaston, Maine. Provides some instructions for Ulmer and Mr. [likely John] Gleason regarding the building of a dockyard. Provides some practical concerns and his opinion on the situation with Samuel Ely (see GLC02437.06829 for a related letter). Also refers to a letter he composed to Ulmer (GLC02437.06832) about a confusing financial arrangement with a Mr. Knight [or Knights].

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ulmer, George, 1756-1825
Ely, Samuel, fl. 1796-1797
Gleason, John, Jr., 1758-1822

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