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Amory, Rufus G. (fl. 1791-1806) [Papers to Henry Knox from Rufus G. Amory]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08033 Author/Creator: Amory, Rufus G. (fl. 1791-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 2 July 1806 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 34.4 x 20.6 cm. Order a Copy

Apparently a copy made in Knox's hand of a document written by Rufus G. Amory. Outlines and discusses a particular tract of land surveyed by John Gleason and Jonathan [Murgard] and mortgaged by Henry Jackson. Mentions Benjamin Lincoln as well.

Amory, Rufus G., 1760-1833
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Gleason, John, Jr., 1758-1822
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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