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Wilde, Samuel Sumner (1771-1855) to Henry Jackson Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08051 Author/Creator: Wilde, Samuel Sumner (1771-1855) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 December 1806 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 25.4 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses his travels to Portland, Maine, as well as correspondence relating to land surveys and purchases. Mentions [Israel] Thorndike, General [Henry] Jackson, Mr. Prescott, and [John] Gleason, among many others.

Wilde, Samuel Sumner, 1771-1855
Knox, Henry Jackson, 1780-1832
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Gleason, John, Jr., 1758-1822
Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832

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