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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Mortgage agreement]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07266 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 14 May 1799 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Agreement between Henry Knox and John Peck for mortgage of Knox's land. Henry Jackson is also stipulated to guarantee "the said John Peck, his heirs and assigns...the aforesaid note and mortgage."
Docket notes "cancelled."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Peck, John, fl. 1799
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Waldo, Samuel, fl. 1793-1799
Wetmore, William, 1749-1830

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