Rynier, John (1797-1802) to Settlers of the Waldo Patent
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07488 Author/Creator: Rynier, John (1797-1802) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 24 November 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 17.6 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy
Rynier writes on behalf of Henry Knox that Knox expects "on his return from Boston, which will be on or before the 15th. of December next that all Persons, who subscribed for Land in 1788, and all others settled on Land, belonging to him in the Waldo Patent...will individually comeforth, bring with them their Plans, and received their deeds before the first day of January next."
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