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Sears, David (1752-1816) to Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08061 Author/Creator: Sears, David (1752-1816) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 August 1807 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 25.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Sears, writing also on behalf of Israel Thorndike and William Prescott, writes to Lucy about financial and land dealings they had with her husband, the recently deceased General [Henry] Knox.

Sears, David, 1752-1816
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832
Prescott, William, fl. 1805-1806

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