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Gilkey, Thomas (fl. ca. 1784-1806) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08139 Author/Creator: Gilkey, Thomas (fl. ca. 1784-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: circa 1784-1806 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.3 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Knox about an issue with a surveyor of his land.

Circa date range established from the year Henry Knox began his land dealings to the year of his death.

Gilkey, John, fl. 1784-1806
Gilkey, Thomas, fl. 1784-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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