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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to John Witherspoon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06938 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 March 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.3 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Authorizes Witherspoon to hire four men to work on his home, Montpelier in Maine.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Witherspoon, John, fl. 1797

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