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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Benjamin Joy

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07544 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 June 1801 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22.3 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Joy his timber will be shipped to him this week. Also informs Joy that he hired a surveyor for Joy's lands.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Joy, Benjamin, 1758-1830

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