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Hatch, Nathaniel (fl. 1798) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07202 Author/Creator: Hatch, Nathaniel (fl. 1798) Place Written: Gorham, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 December 1798 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 20.2 x 15.9 cm. Order a Copy

Hatch expects that Knox will keep his word to let Hatch have "that pice of Land...being your part of the Eight hundred ackers Lying in Falmouth." Hatch would like to hear from Knox about "orders to take Care of the said Land."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hatch, Nathaniel, fl. 1798

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