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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Indenture for land in Hampden, Maine]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07592 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 25 August 1801 Pagination: 8 p. : docket ; 22.5 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

Noted as a copy. A detailed indenture between Henry Knox, Benjamin Lincoln, Henry Jackson, and Thomas Lindall Winthrop. The indenture appears to be for two tracts of land in Hampden, Maine sold to Winthrop by Knox, Lincoln, and Jackson. Indenture includes the boundaries of the land, terms of the agreement, and the amounts to be paid.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Winthrop, Thomas, fl. 1801

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