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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Petition related to the estate of Thomas Flucker]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09102 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: January 1784 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 22 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy

Petition by Henry Knox to the General Court of Massachusetts regarding the estate of Thomas Flucker. Asks for authorization to request that bonds be paid, and other administrative tasks associated with executing the estate.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783

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