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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Davenport and Tucker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07424 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 07 June 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.4 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Knox received Davenport and Tucker's letter of May 29. Knox will send their order of plank. Knox will send more oak , "amounting probably to two deckloads of a large schooner or upwards" as soon as a vessel is available.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Davenport, fl. 1800
Tucker, fl. 1800

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