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Saltonstall, Nathaniel (1746-1815) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07763 Author/Creator: Saltonstall, Nathaniel (1746-1815) Place Written: Haverhill Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 November 1802 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 22.3 x 17.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a land negotiation between Henry Knox and himself. Mentions he is willing to sell his and his mother's land [likely in Maine] for $1 per acre to Knox. Written from Haverhill which possibly is in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Maine.

Saltonstall, Nathaniel, 1746-1815
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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