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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Joseph Peirce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07353 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 January 1800 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25.5 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Knox writes to Peirce that "Mr. Sullivan will guard us from injury" against those filing suits against them. Knox has shipped out planks that will "amount to more than 200 dollars nett." Knox gives Peirce instructions on how to receive and pay out money and mentions to Peirce to go to the Tontine Coffee House to make a payment. Mention Henry Jackson and Benjamin Lincoln.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Amory, John, fl. 1799-1806
Sullivan, William, fl. 1799-1805
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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