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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Brown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08221 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter Date: 8 December 1796 Pagination: 5 p. ; 25.2 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses flooring, hay, and other household maintenance business. Date and place writ noted on verso page 5 and recipient noted as [Jone ?] Edward Brown.

Brown, Jones Edward, fl. 1796
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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