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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Thomas Flucker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07471 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter Date: 18 August 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.8 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Copy of a letter Henry sent to his nephew Thomas Flucker instructing Flucker that he will meet Captain Talbot. Talbot will give Flucker money and clothing. Knox demands that Flucker return to Thomaston "immediately" if Flucker does not get on the Constitution. Flucker is not "to stay in Boston one day."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Flucker, Thomas, fl. 1796-1801
Talbot, Silas, 1751-1813
Peirce, Joseph, 1748-1812

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