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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Elisha Sumner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07893 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 November 1804 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.4 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Mentions his receipt of Sumner's letters, which apparently crossed his in the post. Discusses the hiring of workmen for his estate, and his instructions to Mr. [John] Gleason on the subject. Also provides information about the upcoming arrival of Captain [Edward] Kelleran, who is bringing on his vessel a shipment of lime.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sumner, Elisha, fl. 1804-1805
Gleason, John, Jr., 1758-1822

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