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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Thomas S. Winthrop

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07576 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph document Date: 25 July 1801 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 21.1 x 17.7 cm. Order a Copy

Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Mentions the land in Hampden, Maine has been surveyed. Says [Winthrop and/or Sullivan?] need to decide whether he/they want the land conveyed by a fee or through a deed of mortgage. Discusses further details concerning the land and the deed. Docket notes the letter is to Thomas Winthrop and William Sullivan. Letter appears to be a draft.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Winthrop, Thomas, fl. 1801
Sullivan, William, fl. 1801

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