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Houston, Robert (1765-1824) [Account]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08760 Author/Creator: Houston, Robert (1765-1824) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 14 Novemer 1799 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 30.2 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy

Lists transactions between Henry Knox and Robert Houston regarding land surveys, contracts and other related business.

Houston, Robert, 1765-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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